Governor proposes one-cent sales tax increase…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a temporary, one-cent increase in the state sales tax along with long-term budget reforms in an effort to break the stalemate in budget negotiations that have been stalled for more than a month, legislative sources close to the talks said Monday. Matthew Yi in the San Francisco Chronicle Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee Evan Halper and Nancy Vogel in the Los Angeles Times Ed Mendel in the San Diego Union-Trib Mike Zapler in the San Jose Mercury
Prop. 8 not retroactive, Jerry Brown says…
If voters approve a November ballot measure banning same-sex marriages in California, thousands of gay and lesbian weddings conducted since the state Supreme Court legalized the unions on May 15 will probably remain valid, Attorney General Jerry Brown said Monday. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle
Move to curb recorded celebrity phone calls…
Dakin is founder of Citizens for Civil Discourse, a nonpartisan group in Washington, D.C., working to promote a new "National Political Do Not Contact Registry" that includes such "robocalls," which are used in political campaigns ranging from school board elections to the race for president. John Wildermuth in the San Francisco Chronicle
Kids meals bust calorie, fat, sodium targets…
After analyzing kids' items offered by 13 of the nation's 25 largest restaurant chains, the Center for Science in the Public Interest concluded that 93 percent of the meals provide too many calories. Carrie Peyton Dahlberg in the Sacramento Bee
Newsom signs strict green building codes into law…
San Francisco took a major step Monday to cement its reputation as the most environmentally progressive city in the United States, as Mayor Gavin Newsom signed into law stringent green building codes for new construction and renovations of existing structures in the city. Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle
Schwarzenegger proposes tax increase…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a temporary one-cent increase in the state sales tax for the next three years in exchange for long-term fixes he believes would solve the state's perennial budget woes, several sources familiar with the negotiations said Monday. The governor's proposal comes as he and lawmakers are 35 days into the fiscal year with no approved spending plan. Jim Sanders and Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee Evan Halper and Nancy Vogel in the Los Angeles Times
