WEST COAST STATES AND BC TO LINK CLIMATE POLICIES
By JASON DEAREN From left, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and California Gov. Jerry Brown listen to a speaker before signing an agreement to collectively combat climate…
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LEADERS SEEK TO AVOID EARLY CALIF. INMATE RELEASES
By DON THOMPSON FILE — In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, inmates workout in the exercise yard of Housing Unit B at California State Prison, Sacramento, near Folsom, Calif.…
NEW SF-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE ON TRACK TO OPEN
By JASON DEAREN In a handout photo provided by the Bay Area Toll Authority, LED lights illuminate the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s self-anchored suspension on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in…
DEMOCRATS SPAR OVER DELAYING CALIF. PRISON ORDER
By DON THOMPSON State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, foreground, disusses the cost of Senate Democrats’ proposal to reduce prison crowding compared to one proposed by the Governor,…
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR PROPOSES $315M PRISON FIX
By DON THOMPSON Gov. Jerry Brown, center, discusses a proposal to reduce California’s prison population, at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. In response to…
SAN DIEGO MAYOR AGREES TO RESIGN
By JULIE WATSON and ELLIOT SPAGAT San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks after agreeing to resign at a city council meeting Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in San Diego. Filner agreed…
JUDGE GRANTS BAY AREA TRANSIT STRIKE REPRIEVE
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Attorneys Sharon O’Grady, left, and Tamar Pachter represent the Governor Jerry Brown in the proceedings Sunday Aug. 11, 2013, in San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge…
OBAMA: CALIF. ATTORNEY GENERAL IS ‘BEST-LOOKING’
FILE — in this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, after arriving at San…