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California lawmakers finally sealed a deal with the governor on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers failed on Wednesday night to agree to balance the state's budget by closing a $26.3 billion deficit, but officials said talks would continue.

President Barack Obama announced fresh aid to struggling homeowners in California Thursday, playing a bit of divide-and-conquer by pitting his Republican critics in Washington against GOP governors and mayors eager for the federal money.

Jerry Brown's 1980 presidential campaign slogan was "Protect the Earth, Serve the People, Explore the Universe." And as he considers a 2010 Democratic gubernatorial run, California's former two-term governor and current...

Former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman, one of the highest profile Republican technology executives in Silicon Valley, has formed a committee to explore running for governor of California in 2010, the first official step of a campaign.

The 'reformed reformer' wants to be governor again -- 35 years after first winning the post.

It was 1974 when Jerry Brown ran for governor as a dashing 36-year-old reformer, the embodiment of change in Watergate's aftermath.