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California finance director will decide when state raises kick in

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: 3:34 pm

State workers, welcome to the back of the line.

Lawsuits hit new Delta Plan from all sides

By Matt Weiser - Updated: 5:44 pm

A plan intended, at least in part, to resolve decades of water conflict in the Delta has instead spawned a flood of lawsuits, with at least five separate suits filed against the plan in recent days.

Matsui completes food-stamp challenge with a few cents to spare

By Curtis Tate - Published: 11:26 am

Three days and $13.37 later, Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento said she was struck by how challenging it was to eat properly on a food-stamp budget.

Dan Walters: California's inland city budgets still weak

By Dan Walters - Published: 12:00 am

California's monthly report on jobs and unemployment includes a county-by-county breakdown, providing graphic evidence of the state's bifurcated recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression.

The Buzz: Bay Bridge's western span to be named for Willie Brown?

Published: 12:00 am

While controversy continues over construction of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a group of legislators is working on a new name for the western portion.

Gov. Jerry Brown

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Brown, Democratic leaders reach deal on budget - Jun 11

Many bills remaining for California Legislature

With the state budget behind them and three months remaining in the 2013 legislative session, do lawmakers have much left to do?

CAPITOL ALERT

Matsui completes food-stamp challenge with a few cents to spare

Posted by Curtis Tate at 11:20 AM

Three days and $13.37 later, Rep. Doris Matsui of Sacramento said she was struck by how challenging it was to eat properly on a food-stamp budget. Matsui was among 30 ...

Dan Walters Daily: New chapter for California school finance - 6:01 AM
AM Alert: 'You know you're the newest Assembly member ...' - 6:00 AM
California Democrats wrap up budget, flex supermajority power - 3:36 PM
With budget foregone conclusion, lobbyists quiet for day at Capitol - 12:32 PM
Feds subpoena So-Cal water district with ties to Calderon brothers - 5:43 PM
Sutter Brown caption finalists: vote on your favorite - 11:47 AM

THE STATE WORKER

California finance director will decide when state raises kick in

Posted by Jon Ortiz at 12:32 PM

State workers, welcome to the back of the line. The tentative agreement covering 95,000 state employees represented by SEIU Local 1000 includes a 4.5 percent raise spread over two years ...