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Calif. Lawmakers, Gov. Brown To Get Pay Raise

California lawmakers will get a pay raise of nearly $5,000 this year while the governor will see an increase of nearly $9,000 after a citizens’ panel voted Wednesday to restore some of the cuts it made during the recession.

CBS2 / KCAL9–9 hours ago

Brown Plan Gives Big Money To Close Education Gap

California schools will receive an infusion of more than $3.6 billion in extra money this year, much of it targeted to the neediest students as part of a redistribution plan pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/06/12

California Governor Jerry Brown (C) waves to the crowd before delivering the State of the State address as Speaker of the Assembly John Perez (L) and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (R) look on at the California State Capitol. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Legislative Leaders Say State Budget Deal Is Near

Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature’s Democratic leaders moved close to a state budget deal Monday that is expected to revamp education funding and begin restoring some of the social services cut during the recession.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/06/10

Hope Emerges For Funding Of Calif. Courts System

A glimmer of hope has emerged for California’s financially besieged court system with two legislative committees recommending restoration of $100 million in budget cuts to trial courts across the state.

2013/05/29

California Gov. Jerry Brown looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on September 25, 2012, in Mountain View, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Calif. Gov. Brown Defends Education Spending In LA

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his proposal to shift some education spending to the state’s neediest children.

2013/05/17

California Gov. Jerry Brown looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on September 25, 2012 in Mountain View, California. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed State Senate Bill 1298 that allows driverless cars to operate on public roads for testing purposes. The bill also calls for the Department of Motor Vehicles to adopt regulations that govern licensing, bonding, testing and operation of the driverless vehicles before January 2015. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Gov. Brown Proposes $96.4 Billion Spending Plan With Emphasis On Education

Riding a wave of state tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown released a budget proposal Tuesday that looks much different from the ones Californians have become accustomed to in recent years — It has a surplus.

2013/05/14

Calif. To Ask US High Court To Reject Inmate Reduction Order

Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration filed notice Monday that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to again weigh-in on the long-running prison population case.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/13

Gov. Brown Says Man Caught Trying To Break Into His Apartment

Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that a man was recently caught trying to break into his Sacramento apartment while he was away.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/23

Brown’s Appeal Of Prison Ruling Could Be Difficult

Gov. Jerry Brown’s continued defiance of a federal court order to reduce the state’s inmate population could face a difficult time in the appeals process because the U.S. Supreme Court has already weighed in on the matter, a legal expert said Friday.

2013/04/12

Judges Deny Calif. Bid To End Prison Oversight

A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other state officials with contempt of court if they fail to comply.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/11

Feds Retain Control Of Calif. Prison Mental Health

A judge has rejected Gov. Jerry Brown’s bid to regain state control of inmates’ mental health care after 18 years of federal oversight and billions of dollars spent to improve treatment.

2013/04/05

Antonovich Blasts Prison Realignment Program In Wake Of Northridge Kidnapping

Tobias Summers, the man wanted in the kidnapping of a 10-year-old Northridge girl, has a long rap sheet, which includes a kidnapping charge.

CBS Los Angeles–2013/04/01

Brown Announces Pardons For Murderer, 64 Others

Gov. Jerry Brown, who has been criticized for granting parole to more murderers than his predecessors, announced Saturday he has granted Easter Weekend pardons to 65 people, including one convicted killer.

2013/03/30