California
Yee Fights to Save SF-to-LA High Speed Rail
Stronger emissions plan urged
Environmental and land-use groups are urging the state Air Resources Board to bolster its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions with more aggressive measures to slow the growth in the number of miles Californians drive.
At a public meeting Thursday, the board released the draft of a strategy to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2020.
Mayor Villaraigosa Signs Landmark Law To Clean Los Angeles' Air
20 percent of dirtiest trucks to be replaced by October program start
California Continues to Fight Global Warming
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California unemployment hits 6.8%
That's 1.5 percentage points higher than last year, the state reports. The May rate is the fifth highest in the nation.
Facing opposition, Assemblyman yanks car fee bill
SACRAMENTO — Concord Democratic Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier has decided to pull his legislation to increase document fees on car buyers after running into opposition as it made its way through the Senate.
After shepherding Assembly Bill 1939 through the Assembly in April — despite opposition from consumer groups — DeSaulnier saw that it was unlikely to get through two Senate committees chaired by fellow Democrats, so he spiked it.
Marriage Equality Day
Same-sex marriages can start June 17
California counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17, the state's Office of Vital Records determined today. That is a day later than many county officials had assumed and some same-sex couples had booked time slots for weddings on June 16.
The decision to issue licenses starting June 17 allows the state Supreme Court the maximum time to consider any challenge to its ruling before it takes effect, according to a letter sent today to county clerks by the Office of Vital Records.
Public transit advocates make case in state Capitol
There's plenty of money designated for their cause. They just want to keep it.



