Gov. Brown's plan to raise nearly $7 billion annually through a new tax on the wealthy and an increase in sales taxes has a big problem -- it's about $2 billion short. That's the assessment of the nonpartisan legislative analyst. From the Bee's Kevin Y... »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A judge sentenced a California lawmaker to three years of probation after she pleaded no contest to stealing leather pants and other... »
In her first public comment since pleading no contest to misdemeanor shoplifting, Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi apologized today for "unintentionally" taking clothing out of a San Francisco store but shed little light on what sparked the theft. "I accept ... »
