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Governor Jerry Brown on balancing California's budget
Jeremy Hobson Jan 16, 2013
The governor of California discusses state budgets and California's fiscal prospects heading into 2013.
Theater goes subscription-based to stay alive
Jeff Horwich Jan 11, 2013
A group of local residents in Oakhurst, Ca., have come up with an innovative subscription-based financial plan to save their theater.
California's budget goes from red to black
Eve Troeh Jan 11, 2013
California governor Jerry Brown has pulled an impressive disappearing act. After years of being severely in the red, Brown says the state's huge budget deficit is now gone.
Less biz from Hollywood has some L.A. companies scrambling
Aaron Schrank Jan 9, 2013
With more and more movies being filmed outside of Hollywood, Los Angeles businesses that once solely depended on the movie industry have to find new ways to make money.
California passes social media privacy law
Amy Quinton Dec 31, 2012
Under a new California law, it is illegal for employers or admissions officers to require applicants to hand over their social media usernames and passwords.
UPDATE: Giant desalination plant faces key test in San Diego
Krissy Clark Nov 30, 2012
An effort to build the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant faces a crucial test today, as San Diego's regional water agency votes on whether to buy all the water the plant would make.
Can California celebrate a revenue turnaround?
Krissy Clark Nov 16, 2012
California's debt is shrinking, for now, thanks to voters who approved a tax hike and a growing economy.
California's first carbon auction launches pollution market
Eve Troeh Nov 14, 2012
It's official: Companies must now purchase permits to emit excess levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the state of California.
California holds first auction of pollution permits
Eve Troeh Nov 14, 2012
Six years after enacting its own law to fight global warming, California conducts its first auction of carbon permits. Companies that give off large amounts of carbon dioxide will need permits to cover the emissions.
Could a California supermajority fix state finances?
Jeff Horwich Nov 8, 2012
In California, voters may have beefed up Democrats to a two thirds majority in both the Assembly and Senate -- a situation the state hasn't seen since 1933.
