politics

It's not the big 2012 showdown, but today nonetheless is Election Day. In Ohio, voters are deciding whether to repeal a law limiting collective bargaining rights. In Mississippi and Kentucky they are electing (or re-electing) governors. In San Franci...

By Helen Afrasiabi A new program aimed at recipients of food stamps helps low-income families make healthier choices - even on a limited budget.

The union that represents 23,000 professors, librarians and coaches at California State University voted today to strike on Nov. 17, cancelling classes for tens of thousands of students at the system's East Bay and Dominguez Hills campuses. "Our membe...

With a year to go until the 2012 general election, a serious challenger to Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has yet to emerge. GOP Rep. Devin Nunes is floating the possibility that he'll throw his hat in the ring to run against the 78-year-...

Business profits and social justice are slowly merging in the harsh agricultural fields of California, as progressive new company-sponsored clinics emerge to provide direct healthcare to farm workers – including undocumented immigrants. Agribusiness ...

Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, has abandoned plans to run for the state Senate, announcing her intention to run for a third and final term in the state Assembly. The decision allows Lowenthal to avoid an election battle with fellow A...

Members of the California Community Colleges board take on a controversial subject today: how to best get students to focus on the goal of moving out of the classroom and into the workforce. "Don't just be a professional student," Chancellor Jack Sco...

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't stay out of the news. He turned up today with the release of a book about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' near-fatal gunshot wounds and her recovery. Here's how the Associated Press starts the story of the book, writt...

The wave of anger at banks that has swept the country with the recent "Occupy" movement is coming to California college campuses next week. A union-backed group calling itself "Refund California" is organizing protests on Wednesday at more than a doze...

While there's no shortage of coffee and lunch locales around the Capitol, many state buildings are home to additional dining options. This post is part of a new weekly series of mini-reviews of some of those spots for downtown denizens looking to try ...