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Chancellor Linda Katehi lists her mistakes in UCD pepper-spray incident

By Jim Sanders - Published: 12:00 am

Though she took "full responsibility" months ago, UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi detailed for lawmakers Tuesday specific mistakes she made in a campus pepper-spraying incident that sparked national headlines and outrage.

New disciplinary charges filed against Del Norte County DA

By Charles Piller - Published: 12:00 am

The district attorney of Del Norte County faces new disciplinary charges from the State Bar of California that could lead to his removal from office or disbarment.

California controller's lost and found system criticized

By Denny Walsh - Published: 12:00 am

The state was confronted Tuesday with a legal challenge to the way it runs its collection of purportedly abandoned personal property.

Oil industry says it will report California 'fracking' information

By David Siders - Published: 12:00 am

On the eve of a series of public hearings on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial but little-regulated method of oil extraction in California, an industry group said Tuesday that its members will voluntarily post information about their "fracking" operations on a disclosure website, Frac Focus, likely by the end of June.

Questions swirl around Jerry Brown's plan to cut state workers' hours

By Jon Ortiz - Published: 12:00 am

One day after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed sweeping changes to state government work schedules, many employees were still deciphering what it means for them.

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S&P douses Democratic idea to forego budget reserve

Posted by Kevin Yamamura at 5:39 PM

As Standard & Poors urged lawmakers Tuesday to pursue "credible" budget solutions to bridge the state's $16 billion deficit, the ratings agency did not approve of Senate leader Darrell Steinberg's ...

Oil companies to report 'fracking' activity on national website - 3:43 PM
California high-speed rail project given conditional blessing - 2:21 PM
Jerry Brown likens GOP resistance to taxes to Pavlov's dog - 1:42 PM
Kathleen Brown says dog Sutter 'humanizes' Jerry Brown - 1:23 PM
Aanestad campaign: LaMalfa aide behind attack website - 1:05 PM
Dan Walters Daily: From 'fairy dust' to credibility for Gov. Jerry Brown? - 6:00 AM

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From the notebook: More reactions to Jerry Brown's California workweek plan

Posted by Jon Ortiz at 11:39 AM

We never get all of what we learn into a news story, but this blog can give users the data, the notes and the quotes from the notebook that informed ...