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Distressed Sacramento-area homeowners get $1.2 billion in foreclosure abuse settlement

By Rick Daysog - Published: 12:00 am

Distressed homeowners in the Sacramento region will get an estimated $1.2 billion over the next three years under a 49-state settlement with the nation's largest banks over foreclosure abuses.

Molly Munger's tax proposal makes her a major player in California ballot wars

By Torey Van Oot - Published: 12:00 am

When Molly Munger's name surfaced last year as a potential partner on efforts to provide more funding for schools, California State PTA President Carol Kocivar had to turn to Google to find out who she was.

California Supreme Court's chief justice blasts budget politics

By Dan Smith - Published: 12:00 am

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has assailed the Assembly for passing a bill that would strip power from the Judicial Council she controls, prompting opponents to suggest her tone is inappropriate for the state's top judge.

The Buzz: California Senate leader Darrell Steinberg 'committed' to passing pension reform before budget

Published: 12:00 am

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg says he isn't letting a nonprofit's decision to scrap a proposed ballot initiative targeting public employee pensions change his commitment to tackle that issue.

Dan Walters: Has California killed redevelopment ... or not?

Published: 12:00 am

Redevelopment is dead after more than six decades as a multibillion-dollar government economic development tool.

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Has California killed redevelopment ... or not?

Redevelopment is dead after more than six decades as a multibillion-dollar government economic development tool.

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Chief justice goes after Assembly, process over funding bill

Posted by Dan Smith at 5:59 PM

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is delivering an aggressive message to members of the Assembly after the lower house narrowly passed a bill that would strip power from ...

Jody Patel named interim administrative director of state courts - 5:22 PM
CA court system seeks new interim head after resignation today - 2:55 PM
Steinberg 'committed' to passing pension reform before budget - 2:25 PM
AM Alert: Jerry Brown hits the road for Tesla Motors' Model X - 6:00 AM
High-speed rail touted in jobs coalition's new radio campaign - 1:29 PM
Republican Barbara Ortega to run for 8th Assembly District - 3:59 PM

THE STATE WORKER

See how the California Association of Highway Patrolmen spent its money in 2011

Posted by Jon Ortiz at 2:13 PM

This is the third in a series of posts that will detail the 2011 political spending by California state workers' unions. The records are downloaded from the California Secretary of ...