California utilities, already struggling to meet a law requiring more renewable energy, saw the bar raised even higher Monday.

Governor signs exutive order for more renewable energy
Calling it the most aggressive target in the nation, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order Monday calling for utilities to provide one-third of their power from renewable resources by 2020.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday he will not join legislative Democrats in a court fight against Proposition 8 despite his opposition to the same-sex marriage ban, but he believes the courts ultimately should and will allow such marriages in California.
Carol Muske-Dukes, an award-winning author and University of Southern California professor, was appointed Thursday as California poet laureate by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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State lawmakers will have failed if they can't agree on how to bridge an $11.2 billion budget gap by the end of November, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday.

  • Brian Baer - The Sacramento Bee

    Senate Pro Tem Don Perata says goodbye to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger following remarks after their meeting on the budget crisis on Oct. 27, 2008.

  • Brian Baer - The Sacramento Bee

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins the legislative leaders to talk about their meeting to discuss the budget crisis at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2008.

  • Jose Luis Villegas - The Sacramento Bee

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced to the press on Sept. 16, 2008 that he will veto the California budget that was passed on Monday night.

"She is like the Gestapo in our house when it comes to the environment."

-- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, telling participants in his Global Climate Summit that Maria Shriver is training their children to be environmentalists.



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