Remember when California’s budget was always late? Here’s why fiscal gridlock is a thing of the past

Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), right, receives congratulations from Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), left, and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), center, after lawmakers approved the 2016-17 state budget. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press) Over three decades, state budget stalemates were just part of the natural rhythm of governing in Sacramento. There was 2003, … Read more

Opinion: Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The president-elect’s housing views are a puzzle

Workers removing Donald Trump’s name from an apartment building formerly known as Trump Place in New York in 2016. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? Given that the housing crisis is a front-and-center issue throughout the country, whether or not the president-elect reflexively favors housing development is an … Read more

3,000 Expected for Firefighter Olympics

More than 3,000 firefighters from across the state will compete in the 26th annual California Firefighters Summer Olympics in Ventura. The weeklong fund-raiser, which begins Sunday, will feature 20 events in an effort to raise $20,000 for local charities. This is the first time that the Ventura County Professional Firefighters’ Assn. will host the games, … Read more

4 Dornan Representatives Head for Talks in Vietnam

Four members of Rep. Robert K. Dornan’s staff, including a Vietnamese-American aide who left Saigon the day before its fall 13 years ago, are leaving today for Vietnam in an effort to reunify families with their relatives in Orange County. “The main purpose of this trip is to ask the Vietnamese to cooperate more fully … Read more

Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie CEO Michael Jeffries say dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges

Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges. Lawyers for Michael Jeffries said in court papers unsealed Monday in federal court in Central Islip on Long Island that a neuropsychologist who examined Jeffries in October concluded … Read more

Riordan’s honeymoon is over? Less than 24…

Riordan’s honeymoon is over? Less than 24 hours after the mayoral election, Valley resident Janice Lark received a mailer that said: “Don’t buy Dick Riordan’s lies.” Voters in the Wilshire and Westside areas received anti-Riordan missives from the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday and Thursday. To which we respond: Now, just a minute! Irrespective of … Read more

House Passes Major Changes to Clean Air Act

The House overwhelmingly passed a major revision of the Clean Air Act late Wednesday that includes a precedent-setting pilot program to mandate the sale of clean-fueled cars in California. Tougher than a version already approved by the Senate, the House bill was adopted by a vote of 401 to 21. Lawmakers brushed aside the threat … Read more

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