Secret negotiations heat up over California budget and ballot
SACRAMENTO — With hundreds of thousands of Californians losing homeowners insurance as companies pull out of an increasingly tinder-dry state, political leaders in Sacramento have spent…
Column: California budget relies on rich taxpayers. We pay the price
SACRAMENTO — Borrowing an old bromide, when the stock market sneezes, California’s state government catches pneumonia. It’s more than a common cold when the state coughs…