Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger Withdraws Support For Health Bill: 'Trough Of Bribes, Deals And Loopholes'

CBS News | Stephanie Condon | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger withdrew his support for President Obama's health care plan today, making him one of the latest politicians to e...

Schwarzenegger's invite To Lawmakers Draws Scrutiny

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS and JUDY LIN | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger invited California lawmakers to lunch Wednesday after his State of the State address, but his of...

California Lawmakers Pass Major School-Reform Package

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger landmark education reforms designed to overhaul the...

The Grinch Who Steals Our Elections

Gautam Dutta | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


Gautam Dutta

Between resignations and politicians' office-hopping, special elections cannot be avoided. Fortunately, there's a proven way to rescue hapless voters and taxpayers -- Instant Runoff Voting.

Schwarzenegger Interior Secretary? Could Arnold Be Next High Profile Face Of Climate Change?

politico.com | Posted by Ben Smith 11:54 AM | Posted 01.06.2010 | Green


The chatter: Ritter retires; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar steps down to run for governor; and Obama appoints Schwarzenegger to fill the vacant seat ...

State Of The State: Schwarzenegger Urges Fiscal Reform In Final Year

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges that more pain lies ahead for California as it confronts another massive budget deficit...

Schwarzenegger To Propose Spending $500 Million For Worker Training

latimes.com | Michael Rothfeld | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


Reporting from Sacramento - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today will lay out plans to spend $500 million on worker training in an effort to create 100,00...

Laura Chick Takes the Gloves Off: She Has Just Begun to Fight

Charles Feldman | Posted 01.06.2010 | Los Angeles


Charles Feldman

Chick made her reputation in the City of Los Angeles, where she proved a fearless investigator. But as California "stimulus czar," she says, "it's been a struggle to get adequate resources."

Republican Millionaire Rick Caruso Backs Democrat Jerry Brown for CA Governor

Tina Daunt | Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles


Tina Daunt

Millionaire mall developer Rick Caruso, a longtime Republican fundraiser and pal of Arnold Schwarzenegger, said in an interview with the Huffington Po...

California Watchdog: Historic Reviews Slow Stimulus

AP | TOM VERDIN | Posted 01.05.2010 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dozens of construction projects funded with federal stimulus money are being delayed in California because the office that ...

California Is Greener Than Thou

Abby Goldstein | Posted 12.24.2009 | Los Angeles


Abby Goldstein

Palin is right. We are greener than thou. We're greener than just about everyone, in fact.

Schwarzenegger To Seek Federal Help for California Budget

latimes.com | Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper | Posted 12.23.2009 | Los Angeles


Reporting from Sacramento - Facing a budget deficit of more than $20 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for deep reductions in al...

The Common Threads of Avatar

William Bradley | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

With television series now generally at least as good as if not better than feature films, there are fewer reasons to drive to a theater. But you'll never see anything at home like Avatar.

Governor Schwarzenegger Should Wash his Mouth Out with Soap

Bob Ostertag | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


Bob Ostertag

Governor Schwarzenegger called my students' protest against the recent 32% tuition increase at the University of California a "type of terrorism." Really. I'm not kidding. Shame on him.

Copenhagen Blues: Obama's Weak Hand on Climate, and the California Option

William Bradley | Posted 12.17.2009 | Green


William Bradley

Obama has cobbled together some impressive-looking cards, including action in California. But he's nowhere near signing a Copenhagen Protocol, were one to emerge, which it will not.

Arnold Schwarzenegger On Good Morning America (VIDEO)

Posted 12.15.2009 | Green


"It is nonsense to say we must talk about the economy first." These were the words of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talking today on Good Morning Americ...

Schwarzenegger Swipes Palin On Global Warming

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Sarah Palin responded to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on her Facebook page Tuesday night, saying she did plenty about climate change ...

California Candidates Aim To Tap Anti-Sacramento Anger

Sacramento Bee | Jack Chang | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles


With a record low number of Californians 13 percent giving the Legislature their approval in the latest Field Poll, next year's elections promise to ...

Perfect Storm 2010?

Robert Hertzberg | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles


Robert Hertzberg

A sour economy, political gridlock and year upon year of sagging budget revenues are threatening to combine into a perfect initiative storm that could hit California next November.

Running the Numbers: Homelessness in America

Lee Schneider | Posted 12.11.2009 | Impact


Lee Schneider

The number one state, with the most homeless of all? California. That's amazing to me: Our once-prosperous state, home to much innovation, money and creative energy, has become the homeless capital of America.

Tiger Woods Needs to Step Forward... And Tell it to Oprah

2morrowknight | Posted 12.09.2009 | Media


2morrowknight

The nonstop parade of sordid and salacious tidbits about Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses is disgusting. By granting a one-on-one interview with Oprah Winfrey, Tiger would effectively slow down the daily feeding frenzy.

HIV and AIDS Are NOT In Recession! (VIDEO)

Jason Mannino | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

The grim truth is that as the number of HIV infections rise, funding for HIV Prevention and AIDS services has remains flat, and has been decimated by careless government officials.

IRS files $79,000 Tax Lien Against Schwarzenegger

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics


The Internal Revenue Service has filed a federal tax lien against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for nearly $80,000, public records show. The lien was fi...

Schwarzenegger Takes Cue From Wife, Parks Porsche In Red Zone

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just weeks after California first lady Maria Shriver apologized for parking in a red zone, her husband appears to have viol...

NFL In Los Angeles: 100,000 Fans Want Tickets

Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports


INDUSTRY, Calif. -- NFL-starved fans in Los Angeles are already signing up for ticket updates, even though there's no stadium or a team to play in it....