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San Bruno Explosion Survivors Want CPUC President Replaced
SAN BRUNO (CBS / AP) — Survivors of the 2010 deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno are asking Gov. Jerry Brown to replace the president of the California Public Utilities Commission. At a news...
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Brown Makes Final Push For Prop. 30, Warns Of Possible Cuts
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — As he makes a last-minute push for his November tax initiative, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he wants to make sure voters “know the stakes” for California’s K-12 schools...
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Support Slips For Gov. Brown’s Tax Measure, But Voters Oppose Cuts
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – Support is slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative, with 48 percent of likely voters saying they favor the proposal to raise the statewide sales tax and increase income...
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Gov. Brown Ratchets Up Prop. 30 Campaign As Support Slips
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – California Gov. Jerry Brown is intensifying his campaign to pass Proposition 30, which has fallen below 50 percent support for the first time according to the latest statewide...
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Watchdog Group Sues For Details About Prop. 30 Opponents
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – California officials have filed a lawsuit in hopes of revealing who is behind $11 million in out-of-state contributions to defeat Proposition 30, the tax increase proposal...
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KCBS In Depth: Brown Enjoying Challenges Of Governor’s Office
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – Despite the challenges – everything from the state’s fiscal crisis to partisan gridlock – Gov. Jerry Brown enjoys being governor of California. “I thought it’d be interesting,...
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Judge Allows Audit Of Group Opposing Gov. Brown’s Tax Measure
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A Sacramento judge has issued a tentative ruling allowing California’s political watchdog to investigate the donors behind an $11 million contribution to a California ballot...
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Support For Governor’s Tax Proposal Drops Below 50 Percent In Field Poll
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – With less than a week to go before the general election, a new Field Poll shows support for a tax hike proposal backed by Gov. Jerry Brown dropping below 50 percent. Many experts...
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Group Opposing Proposition 30 Appeals Order For Campaign Records
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – Attorneys for an Arizona nonprofit that gave $11 million to a California political action committee said Thursday that they have appealed a court order compelling the group to...
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CA Governor Brown Makes Final Pitch For Prop 30
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — In a final weekend of campaigning, Gov. Jerry Brown is asking everyone from students to venture capitalists to lend a hand in pushing his struggling $6 billion tax increase across...
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Arizona Donation To Oppose California Prop 30 Called ‘Money Laundering’
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) - An Arizona nonprofit disclosed Monday that two conservative groups were behind its $11 million campaign contribution to a California organization fighting Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax...
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Voters Approve Gov. Brown’s Prop. 30 Tax Initiative
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP / BCN) — California voters have approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy and raise the statewide sales tax to fund education and help balance the state...
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UC Berkeley Students Seek Tuition Cuts After Prop. 30 Passes
BERKELEY (KCBS) — Hundreds of students at UC Berkeley walked out of class and marched in the rain Thursday, demanding that their tuition go down following the passage of Proposition 30. Voters approved...
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CSU, UC Boards Postpone Proposed Tuition Hikes
LONG BEACH (CBS / AP) — The governing boards of both California State University and the University of California have heeded pleas from Gov. Jerry Brown to postpone proposed tuition increases. After...
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Gov. Brown Urges UC To Rethink Education, Contain Costs
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is calling on the University of California to contain costs and rethink how it does business even though voters approved new taxes to fund schools and...
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Judge Backs California High-Speed Rail Over Farmers
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California’s ambitious high-speed rail project. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge...
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Gov. Brown Makes Plea To Fight Climate Change At SF Conference
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS / AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown told a green building conference in San Francisco on Friday that if the world doesn’t address climate change more aggressively, future generations may have...
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Money From California Carbon Auction Less Than Expected
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — The sale of California’s first pollution permits will generate less money than expected for the state budget. Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers projected that the nation’s...
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Major Pay Cut Looms For California’s Elected Officials
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — State elected officials will have their annual salaries cut by thousands of dollars starting next month, but the reductions approved by a panel in May could be reversed once the...
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Gov. Brown Opposes Raise For New UC Berkeley Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom voted Tuesday against giving the new chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley a $50,000 pay raise over what his...
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