By Ryan Lillis and Sam Stanton -
Updated: 2:43 pm
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation of Johnson's nonprofit St. HOPE organization last year.
Published: 4:11 pm
A Sacramento police officer was arrested in Galt this morning on suspicion of felony domestic violence, according to authorities.
By Dale Kasler -
Updated: 12:52 pm
California unemployment increased to 12.5 percent last month, but the state actually added jobs for the first time in more than a year.
By Dale Kasler -
Updated: 6:38 am
CalPERS' chief financial officer delivered a pep talk of sorts Thursday on the pension fund's portfolio, disputing consultants who've cast doubt on its ability to recoup its losses.
By Jim Sanders -
Published: 12:00 am
Pay for California's top elected officials will be slashed by 18 percent next month, one year earlier than expected, to abide by an opinion issued Thursday from Attorney General Jerry Brown.
By Jon Ortiz -
Updated: Thursday, November 19 2009 - 8:09 am
More grim news for state workers: California's general fund faces a $21 billion deficit through the middle of 2011. The red ink could flow for years, according to a forecast by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
By Diana Lambert -
Updated: Thursday, November 19 2009 - 9:04 am
San Juan Unified School District board members voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to preserve a policy requiring parental consent to excuse students for "confidential medical services" even though it could cause the district to lose state funding.
By Dale Kasler -
Updated: Thursday, November 19 2009 - 6:56 am
Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to refund up to $1.4 billion to investors who purchased risky securities that were advertised as safe as cash.
By Susan Ferriss -
Updated: Wednesday, November 18 2009 - 6:36 am
Sylvia Zedlar's left leg was nearly severed when a car struck her in south Sacramento County in 2002. Now, because of state budget cuts, she is among about 9,000 frail and mostly elderly Californians who must pay, on average, $200 to $250 more each month for care.
By Andrew McIntosh -
Published: Wednesday, November 18 2009 - 12:00 am
Thirty-three banks across the country that received federal bailout money didn't pay the government a dividend this summer and one-third of them are based in California, federal data show.
By Dan Smith -
Published: Wednesday, November 18 2009 - 12:00 am
Despite revenue projections that are holding relatively firm, California faces a $21 billion state budget shortfall over the next year and half, according to sources who have been briefed on a projection from the Legislature's budget analyst.