SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say their $11.1 billion water bond is an essential investment for Califo...
Paul Helmke | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law that requires handgun ammunition to be treated by retailers in much the same way that cigarettes, cold medicines and even spray paint are treated.
Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology
*Watch video below* California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger broke the ice at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference with jokes about his wife's recen...
nytimes.com | Kristina Shevory | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California signed two bills into law on Sunday that may help the state meet its ambitious renewable energy goals and bee...
Carleton Bryant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home
California may be going bankrupt, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has bigger problems -- mainly the failure of his own wife to follow the laws he's put in place.
AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed -- holding her c...
Kevin George | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green
These are just of few of the characters on the global stage whom I met - and who shared their stories of their paths on the road to Copenhagen.
The Observer | Paul Harris | Posted 10.03.2009 | Business
California may be the eighth largest economy in the world, but its state staff are being paid in IOUs, unemployment is at its highest in 70 years, and...
Reuters | Posted 09.30.2009 | Technology
A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostit...
Joel Epstein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
With the link between soda and obesity now conclusive, consider the damage being done to our children. There should be a fee on soda and other sweetened beverages.
Katie Halper | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy
Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln and Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be in the same political party, but they're in the same camp when it comes to opposing health care.
Chris Prevatt | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
If Duncan continues to blindly tout governors who have positioned right wing, anti-government wing-nuts to control federal education purse strings, it will truly be "Hasta la vista, baby" for the rest of us and our children.
Aryn Quinn | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
In the past, Governor Schwarzenegger has championed the rights of victims of domestic abuse. But with a single callous act, he has compromised his legacy.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
By blocking any new revenue streams to fund higher education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Senate Republican minority are not only taxing California's young people and their families, they are crippling the state's future.
Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2009 | Home
From youtube user CyberdineSystems101: "I hope you enjoy this complete collection of 30 Arnold commercials for Japan. It only gets better so watch the...
Eve Ensler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.
Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics
I can't afford to volunteer for the community anymore. Got to spend every free moment earning money or taking care of my mom and son.
Bob Burnett | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
California's problems are not insurmountable, but their resolution will require concerted action: new leadership, likely a new constitution, and the willingness to consider alternative revenue sources.
Phil Trounstine | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Schwarzenegger's triumphalist braying was little more than an exercise in spin control, a transparent bid to establish a positive narrative for the budget disaster over which he's presided.
Byron Williams | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
The final budget could result in fewer welfare checks dispersed, state workers continuing to take unpaid days off and new drilling for oil would be permitted off the Santa Barbara coast.
Warner Chabot | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
The California budget situation is no longer a "suspense movie," as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger referred to the negotiations, but now resembles a slasher film -- full of deep and horrifying cuts.
Chris Kelly | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
We may never go to the moon again, but thanks to last night's California budget compromise, we're going to be drilling off Santa Barbara again. Who says America can't accomplish things anymore?
Susan Straight | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
Public city colleges have raised fees, and have overcrowded classrooms and trimmed course schedules. Our best students will choose to leave the state, along with our talented professors.
AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers' optimism about finally reaching a deal to close the state's $26.3 billion budget deficit on Sunday turned out to...
Ellen Brown | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics
California could put its revenues in its own state-owned bank and fan these "reserves" into many times their face value in loans, using the same "fractional reserve" system that private banks use.
AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 11.04.2009 | Los Angeles