Anschutz Entertainment Group isn't the only big winner from a pair of bills Governor Jerry Brown signed on Tuesday that fast-tracks any lawsuits against the proposed downtown stadium. Supporters of the slow-going subway to the Westside believe these bills could help them out, too, according to The Daily News. more ›

It looks like Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to be as happy to throw off the shackles of political responsibility as former president George W. Bush was when he could finally get the eff out of the White House. more ›

The annual Women's Conference, grown, promoted, and made successful thanks to the participation of the now-former First Lady of California Maria Shriver, will not be returning to Long Beach in 2011, and, may in fact not be returning at all. more ›

The Los Angeles Business Journal asked readers "Will Jerry Brown be a better governor than Arnold Schwarzenegger?" The answer was a resounding "YES" with a strong hint of "who really knows given how jacked up our state is at the moment." more ›

Snatching cell phones from state employees was Gov. Jerry Brown's first executive decision on Tuesday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Brown ordered state agency and department heads to repo half of the approximately 96,000 state-issued devices "currently in public employees' hands." At an average of $36 a month Brown believes the effort can save California at least $20 million a year. more ›

Everything old is new again today in Sacramento, as California officially has a new Governor, the 34th re-inaugurated as the 39th, as Jerry Brown took the oath of office in front of a cheering crowd of dignitaries and supporters. more ›

Now that the numbers from Tuesday's vote are being finalized, we can divide what losing candidate Meg Whitman spent on her campaign by the number of votes cast for her, and come up with a figure close to $50 per vote. Today, LA Times columnist Steve Lopez takes on her expenditures, on their own and compared to the winning Jerry Brown. more ›

'Meg Whitman was outbid by rival Jerry Brown.' Or: 'Turns out the "Buy it Now" option doesn't work when you're bidding for Governor'. The eBay auction-themed digs are plentiful this morning when it comes to billionaire Republican Meg Whitman's loss in California's gubernatorial race. more ›

Last night Jerry Brown was named Governor, Barbara Boxer retained her Senate seat, and Gavin Newsom won the Lt. Governor's race. While who will take Brown's job as Attorney General still remains too tight to call, the rest of the state-level contests have been declared, and, when applicable, in favor of the Democrats. more ›

In 1979, before many of us were born, Jello Biafra proclaimed on the Dead Kennedys' first single: "I am Governor Jerry Brown / My aura smiles / And never frowns / Soon I will be president... more ›

This morning Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cast his ballot in Brentwood at his polling place at Kenter Canyon Elementary. The lame duck state leader remained silent, however, when it came to the issue of who he voted for to get his job. more ›

The Republican candidate for Governor of California is reaching out to Latino voters via Spanish-language radio commercials and billboards, including one that reads "No a la Proposici n 187 y no a la ley de Arizona," which translates to a pair of No's about our neighbor-state's new anti-illegal immigration law, reports the San Bernardino Sun. more ›

If you've watched TV in the past month, there's a good chance you've witnessed the back-and-forth bashing between GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner. Over on the Democrat side of the June 8th primary, however... more ›

GOP gubernatorial candidate-hopeful Meg Whitman's big bucks in her campaign coffers has helped push her to the forefront of the race to the state capitol. By March the former CEO of eBay had raised $21 million for her own cause, of which $20 million had come from her own pocket. more ›

In 2003, former corporate exec Steve Poizner had sold off his business and had some time on his hands, so he called around to several local schools to offer his services as a teacher. He'd never taught before, but wanted to reach out to school-aged kids and make a difference. more ›

Come November, voters will have the chance to cast their ballot in favor or opposition of legalizing and taxing marijuana in the state of California. But if you want to also vote for a gubernatorial candidate who will say yes to making pot a cash crop in our struggling state, it's slim pickings. more ›

Although gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman still has to face Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the June primary, all signs point towards her winning that race. After all, she leads him 5 to 1, 63 percent to 14 percent in the latest Field Poll, which was taken before Monday night's Republican debate where Whitman is said to have done well. more ›

Steve Poizner is scheduled to speak tonight on his second day of campaigning for the GOP gubernatorial ticket in the San Fernando Valley--an area of Los Angeles that is largely populated with Democrats, according to the Daily News. more ›

As expected former Governor (1975 to 1983) and current Attorney General Jerry Brown this morning finally announced his gubernatorial aspirations. He did it via a video--a transcript can be found below: "Hi I'm Jerry Brown, your Attorney General. I've lived in California all my life. As a former Governor, Secretary of State and Mayor-I've seen our government from every angle. When it works and when it doesn't work. And, it's no secret that Sacramento isn't working today..." more ›

With L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Senator Dianne Feinstein all out of the way, Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown is expected to announce his official gubernatorial candidacy tomorrow, according to the LA Times. Brown had filed to form an exploratory committee in September of last year, but he "resisted making it official while two would-be Republican contenders have openly battled for their party's nod," noted the paper. "The winner of that primary contest in June, whether it be former EBay chief Meg Whitman or California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, will have substantial personal wealth with which Brown will have to contend in the general election." more ›

When you run for office, your life will be scrutinized. For former eBay CEO and gubernatorial Republican candidate Meg Whitman, she's been hit hard over the last week. Today, the California Democratic Party called attention to over $1,600 in unpaid employment taxes for household servants when she lived in Boston during the 1990s. more ›

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor's eighth husband, is expected to officially file papers to run for Governor today, according to KPCC. Once completed, expect to start seeing his "Return the Good Life to California" campaign that includes a variety of ways to solving the state's budget woes. more ›

Senator Dianne Feinstein confirmed yesterday that she will not make a bid for Governor of California on the Democratic ticket, according to the Sausage Factory. Her official decision confirms the likelihood that "Attorney General Jerry Brown will be the party's nominee." Her spokesman indicated that Feinstein, 76, "alled Brown Tuesday morning to tell him she would not be running." more ›

Yes, it's true. A notable European wants to succeed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian. Prince Frederic von Anhalt, who came here from Germany and became a citizen when he married Zsa Zsa Gabor, says he is a gubernatorial candidate, according to the LA Times. "When I came to California 26 years ago, we had the 'good life.' We were prosperous; people had jobs, affordable homes and money to spend," he said in a statement. "The economy was great. I loved the state so much that I decided to make my home here, marry and become a citizen." The announcement is coming in the form of a billboard somewhere on Sunset Blvd. today. more ›

As the latest poll numbers show gubernatorial-likely-candidate-to-be Jerry Brown ahead of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, it's not by much. "In a matchup... Brown leads just 43 percent to 37 percent," the Associated Press reported. There is about six months until the primary election and with Whitman as the presumed frontrunner, the Courage Campaign this week released this radio ad: more ›

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa decided not to run for Governor this summer and media consultant Charles Feldman believes he knows why: "Many have been puzzled by his decision recently not to run for governor; I am not. That's because I think he has already begun seriously entertaining the notion of running for the US Senate," he writes on The Huffington Post. more ›

Today in their regular meeting the LA City Council "will consider provisions to a proposed medical marijuana ordinance they have struggled with for two years," according to CBS2. In a vote postponed from last week, the Council will discuss how to handle the city's many dispensaries. "Among the possibilities are capping the number of dispensaries and creating a tax that could help boost the city's depleted coffers." more ›

He can't run for Governor again, and his Austrian birth means the Presidency is out of the question, but Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters in Europe yesterday that he won't be vying for votes once his term is up in 2010, according to an Associated Press report. While traveling in Milan, the actor-turned-Governator said "I have never labeled myself as a politician, so I am not going to run for anything else." more ›

Despite his aggressive campaign full of neighborhood town halls across the state, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced this afternoon that he has dropped out of the race for California Governor. He was the only major name running for the position but his fundraising and poll numbers lagged behind Attorney General Jerry Brown, who has yet to officially announce a run for Governor. Gavin's statement is below: more ›

That's the lowest approval rating of the Legislature from registered voters in the Field Poll's 26-year history. And that's not the only record broken. He may eat adorable breakfasts, but that's not going to save Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's 27 percent rating, the lowest since he entered office (and a number only found back in 1961 with Pat Brown). But still, he isn't the governor with the worst approval rating, that goes to Gray Davis (22%) before he was ousted from office in a recall election that Schwarzenegger won. more ›