Bruno Mars tickets running for $2,000 and ones for SZA costing $600 caught California lawmakers' attention. They're advancing two bills targeting the resale market.
California progressives want to hike taxes on corporations and billionaires to absorb federal funding cuts to Medi-Cal. But backfilling the loss would not address the state’s existing — and growing — structural budget deficit, budget experts say.
California Republicans meet in San Diego for their annual convention where they’ll consider who to back in the governor’s race and work on plans to maintain and expand their legislative presence.
A bill letting governments charge for public documents would let them base the cost on the time it takes to review and redact the information. It doesn't limit them.
Californians have a constitutional right to government records, but a lawmaker’s plan would allow higher fees to get them. She says it aims to discourage filers who abuse the system.