Nov 30 Watch Supreme Court Examines Overcrowding in California Prisons By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 19 Oakland Mayor-Elect Quan Vows to Take City Back, Block-by-Block DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4591qfc4', 'W_ReresKWqc', '29'); In an interview with the NewsHour's Spencer Michels in Oakland's Diamond neighborhood, Oakland Mayor-elect Jean Quan outlines how she wants to revitalize the city. OAKLAND, Calif. | During the mayoral campaign in Oakland, cynics wondered… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Oakland Election System Allows Mayoral Runner-Up to Make a Surprise Win Jean Quan may have come in second place in the Oakland mayoral race, but she ended up taking out first-place finisher Don Perata thanks to an election system called ranked-choice voting. Spencer Michels has the story. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch News Wrap: California Just Says No to Legalizing Marijuana In other news Wednesday, a proposition to legalize recreational use of marijuana in California failed with 54 percent voting against it. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Fiorina Returns to Campaign Trail in Bid to Unseat Boxer After a brief stay in the hospital, Republican candidate Carly Fiorina is back in campaign mode in the close California Senate race against Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. Judy Woodruff talked to both of them during a visit to the Golden… Continue watching
Oct 27 Brown, Whitman Challenged to Pull Negative Ads in California Governor Race By David Chalian Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks as gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, right, look on during a discussion moderated by "Today" show host Matt Lauer. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. The cheers that welcomed Meg Whitman at an event Tuesday… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch ‘California Is a Place’ Still Reeling From Recession Filmmakers Drea Cooper and Zack Canepari looked at California foreclosures through a different lens by concentrating on the crisis in some off-beat places. Continue watching
Oct 08 California Governor’s Race: a Hot Campaign Sans Obama, Tea Party In the troubled and debt-ridden state of California, two strong, well-known candidates are vying for the dubious honor of becoming the next governor. But something is missing in this extremely political year. Republican Meg Whitman, the former head of eBay,… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Economic Pessimism Pervades Heated California’s Governor Race As much of the nation's focus has been on congressional races in the upcoming midterm elections, 37 states will elect governors as well. Correspondent Spencer Michels takes a look at the expensive race for California's top job amid the state's… Continue watching
Sep 30 Calif. Candidate Whitman, Former Housekeeper Trade More Accusations SAN FRANCISCO | Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, can't seem to shake charges that she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant in her home as a housekeeper and nanny for nine years. In a second day… Continue reading