MORE ON: Jerry Brown

Underscoring the deepening impact of the state's budget crisis, nearly 60 percent of California school districts have reduced the length of the school year, and 30 percent have shrunk it to 175 days, the minimum permitted under state law.  By comparison, last year only 5 percent... + read more

It didn't take long for Gov. Jerry Brown to demonstrate his characteristic studiousness in his eighth State of the State address this week. Perhaps in search of inspiration, Brown revealed during his introductory remarks that he spent time reading old State of the State addresses in preparation... + read more

Unlike the often angry responses in recent years to fee increases at UC and CSU, the community college fee hike proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown is being met with little resistance. In his budget proposal, Brown wants to raise community college fees from $26 to $36 per credit, which for students... + read more

By the end of last weekend's panel on the 2010 election, Duf Sundheim, the former chairman of the California Republican Party, came to a stark conclusion: "The Republican brand in this state is death." Even if Republicans were enjoying successes throughout the country in November... + read more

The fact isn't lost on many people, least of all the man himself, that Gov. Jerry Brown's controversial proposal to do away with local redevelopment agencies is rich with small ironies. First, there's the governor's new loft: an award-winning example of infill development in... + read more

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for funding court security could make it difficult to ensure that courts are sufficiently protected, according to the nonpartisan state Legislative Analyst's Office. In the realignment proposal outlined in Brown's budget, counties would no longer provide... + read more