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Audit says moonlighting state managers shouldn't have had second jobs
The Sacramento BeeCalifornia state government violated civil service rules by giving hundreds of salaried managers part-time jobs that paid them an hourly wage, according to an audit released Friday. The audit concluded that departments overpaid some for their hourly...Tags: Employment, Conservation, Accounting and Auditing, Employment Opportunities
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Legislature's fiscal adviser calls governor's budget plan 'too pessimistic'
Ventura County StarDescribing Gov. Jerry Brown's revenue forecasts as "too pessimistic," the Legislature's nonpartisan fiscal adviser on Friday said lawmakers will have $2.8 billion more to work with in next year's budget than is included in the governor's spending plan....Tags: Weather Reports, Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting, Stock Market, Executive Branch
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Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan gets good early reviews
SACRAMENTO -- Reaction to the budget plan unveiled by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday was generally positive. Key political and education leaders in Los Angeles immediately endorsed the plan's provisions that would shift more funds to low-income schools and...
Tags: Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Jerry Brown
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California lawmakers approve blank budget bills
One day before Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to release his updated spending plan, Democrats in the Legislature began lining up empty bills to streamline the budget process. The annual ritual is a reliable source of controversy in the Capitol, with...
Tags: Republican Party, Bob Huff, Budgets and Budgeting, Mike Morrell, Mark Leno
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Enterprise zone that would benefit Port of Hueneme moves forward in Assembly
Ventura County StarAn Assembly committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow the Oxnard Harbor District to become the first special district in the state to participate in a program that grants tax credits to businesses that set up shop in designated areas...Tags: Taxation, Judges, Justice System, Executive Branch, Credit and Debt
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New measure could help California to start saving
Over the years, California has careened back and forth from surplus to deficit, a rollercoaster ride that causes whiplash for public schools and social services. Part of the problem is that state leaders have never had much success in building up a...Tags: Voting, Elections, Finance
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GOP Assemblyman Jeff Gorell endorses Eric Garcetti for mayor
A Republican state assemblyman who represents Camarillo backed Eric Garcetti for mayor of Los Angeles on Friday, one of a group of military service members and veterans to give their endorsement to the city councilman. The announcement at an event in...
Tags: Lindsay Lohan, U.S. Army, Ted Lieu, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti
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California lawmakers take first step toward raising minimum wage
Ventura County StarA bill to raise the minimum wage in California from the current $8 an hour to $9.25 over the next three years and then to require inflation-adjusted increases every year after passed its first legislative test Wednesday. Assembly Bill 10 would...Tags: Employment, Labor Legislation, Philosophy, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Luis A. Alejo
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Republicans push overhaul of California budget process
This post has been updated and corrected. See below for details. SACRAMENTO -- Republican lawmakers are trying to resurrect parts of a failed ballot measure in hopes of increasing transparency in the state budget process. Most of the ideas in the...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Voting, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority
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Garcetti has a side commitment: the U.S. Naval Reserve
If he manages to get elected, Eric Garcetti may be the first mayor of Los Angeles who slips away for a little clandestine activity at a secret locale — and doesn't mind if his constituents find out about it. The city councilman and mayoral...
Tags: Columbia University, Los Angeles Police Department, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Immigration, U.S. Congress
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State lawmakers weigh competing plans for drone research center
California lawmakers are trying to resolve differences over competing proposals to host a research-and-testing center for drone aircraft that would be sanctioned by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has called for competing bids to...
Tags: Conservation, Air Transportation Industry, Research, Federal Aviation Administration
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California lawmakers propose rules, tax breaks for drone aircraft
Anticipating the day when drones will be a routine sight in California skies, lawmakers have proposed tax breaks to encourage companies to build the unmanned aircraft in this state and restrictions to protect the public from invasions of privacy. The...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Steven Bradford, Manufacturing and Engineering, Machine Manufacturing, Alex Padilla
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