SACRAMENTO -- Finally bringing to a close a five-year-long investigation, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will not file corruption charges against former state Senate President Do

SAN FRANCISCO -- Marriage equality proponents and critics alike likely passed a jittery few days this Memorial Day weekend following the California Supreme Court's announcement Friday that it will

Two pieces of legislation designed to strengthen the
state's governmental sunshine laws were recently approved by the state
Senate Judiciary Committee and will now go to the full Senate for
consideration.

State Sen. Leland Yee authored both SB 786 and SB 218,
which if ultimately signed into law, would patch an important loophole
in so-called "anti-SLAPP" (strategic lawsuits against public
participation) lawsuits and broaden the California Public Records Act,
respectively.

It
took President Barack Obama less than four months in office to reverse
the former Bush Administration's longheld policies opposing
California's efforts to enforce tougher vehicle greenhouse emission and
fuel efficiency standards.