By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
The legacy of San Diego's termed-out mayor Jerry Sanders includes guiding the city back from the precipice of its worst financial debacle in history.
By Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers will need to move quickly to clear the way for Californians' enrollment in a new state-run insurance market next fall in the run-up to the Affordable Care Act.
By George Skelton
The film shows that messy deal-making is often needed to solve complex and divisive problems. And California has a raft of them.
By Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times
California dropped a warrant for alleged killer and drug cartel associate Jose Luis Saenz as he was being sought by the FBI.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Kinde Durkee's theft of millions of dollars from her political clients is called a 'significant and egregious offense.' She is ordered to pay more than $10.5 million in restitution.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
Nicholas B. Dirks will receive $50,000 more than his predecessor in a move opposed by Gov. Jerry Brown even though the money comes from private funds.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Kinde Durkee stole $7 million from up to 50 political clients and pleaded guilty in March to five counts of mail fraud.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
The political aide will be sentenced Wednesday for stealing more than $7 million from clients. Representatives for some victims say the penalty isn't enough.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
He is the first Democrat on the board in more than two decades. He's also the first new supervisor in 18 years. And he's a gay, married father of five.
By Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times
Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom is leading Assemblywoman Betsy Butler by 79 votes in the 50th District. He's interviewing staffers; she's taking her mother to Hawaii.
By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times
Party activists who think the national GOP is too conservative for California voters may work to moderate the Democratic supermajority in the Legislature.
By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times
Orange County, once a GOP stronghold, has faded from red to pink with the emergence of Latino voters, who are repelled by the party's stand on immigration.
By Anh Do, Los Angeles Times
The next House of Representatives will have a dozen members of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent, the largest such caucus in history.
By George Skelton
With Proposition 30's approval and a supermajority in the Legislature, the governor is in a stronger position than any of his modern predecessors.
By Kenneth R. Harney
Big-ticket items such as the mortgage interest deduction could be on the table as Congress looks for ways to raise federal revenue.
By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating is up and more voters are optimistic, but persistent economic difficulties still loom large.
By George Skelton
The original concept — citizen empowerment to fight moneyed interests — has been turned on its head by vast infusions of cash.
By Larry Gordon and Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
Buoyed by the passage of Prop. 30, the university systems ask for the funds to boost enrollment and maintain other programs. Gov. Brown warns them to control costs.
By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
California will see a much smaller deficit next year, thanks in part to the passage of Prop. 30, the nonpartisan legislative analyst says.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
Gov. Jerry Brown says the increases would be ill-timed. Cal State was looking to impose new fees to hasten graduation for some students. UC shelves plan to add fees to graduate programs.
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
The actions were made possible by passage of Proposition 30. Members also approve a resolution to charge fees when charters claim more space on traditional campuses than they need.
By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times
Former Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson will take over as director of the state Parks and Recreation Department, which was rocked by a financial scandal last summer.