Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senator Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, urges lawmakers to reject the state budget plan up for a vote, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders that benefits f…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chair of the Senate Budget committee, urges lawmakers to approve the state budget, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislativ…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chair of the Senate Budget committee, urges lawmakers to approve the state budget, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislativ…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, chair of the Senate Budget committee, left, smiles as he talks with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, as the Senate debated the state budget, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate ap…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senator Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, urges lawmakers to reject the state budget plan up for a vote, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leade…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Sen. Mark Wyland, R-Escondido, left, and Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, confer as the Senate debate the state budget plan, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 28-10 party-line vote the Senate approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brow…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, watches Assemblywoman Shannon Grove, R-BakersField, left, call for the defeat of the state budget bill at the Capitol in Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 54-25 vote the Assembly approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by …

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Sherman Oaks, chair of the Assembly budget committee, left, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angles, watch as the votes for the state budget are posted at the Capitol, Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 54-25 vote the Assembly approved the $…

Calif. Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget

As the Assembly debated the state budget, Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clara, looks over some papers at the Capitol in Friday, June 14, 2013 in Sacramento, Calif. By a 54-25 vote the Assembly approved the $96.3 billion state budget negotiated by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders th…

Calif. Senate passes $96.3B Democratic budget

State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, right, laugh as Gov. Jerry Brown said either way he answers a question concerning a labor agreement reached with state employees, he will, error, as he discussed the Californ…

Search of senator's office involves water measures

Tony Beard, Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, leaves the Capitol office of state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, after checking to ensure the office was secure the day following an FBI raid in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Armed with search warrants FBI agents raided Calderon's office …

Search of senator's office involves water measures

Attorney Bill Portanova waits to be let into the office of state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, that was being searched by the FBI at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The FBI did not disclose the reason for the search warrants that were served on Calderon and on th…

Search of senator's office involves water measures

FBI agents leave with boxes of material from the Capitol office of State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Search warrants were served about at Calderon's office and the office of the Legislature's Latino caucus, around 3 p.m., but would not discl…

Memorial Day

Michelle Thacker buries her head in her arms as she visits the grave of her late father, Vietnam veteran Rudy Ortega during her Memorial Day visit to the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, in Dixon, Calif., Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

N. Calif. area faces 'slow-motion disaster'

Robin and Scott Spivey lost their Tudor-style home when the ground gave way in Lakeport, about 100 miles north of San Francisco.

Arizona basketball: Impressionable age

In his four years at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., Aaron Gordon won two state division titles.

Hansen Sunday Notebook: Hiring Rush in first place comes back to haunt Scott

Aaron Gordon has stats, but his coach says: "He's also your hardest-working player. … He's just an ultimate competitor."

Aaron Gordon

Archbishop Mitty forward Aaron Gordon goes for the breakaway layup against Mater Dei during the second quarter of the CIF boys open division state high school basketball championship game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Aaron Gordon

Mater Dei forward Stanley Johnson, left, spins around Archbishop Mitty forward Aaron Gordon as he goes to the basket during the second quarter of the CIF boys open division state high school basketball championship game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Aaron Gordon

Archbishop Mitty forward Aaron Gordon sits on the bench after losing 50-45 to Mater Dei in the CIF Boys Open Division State Basketball high school championship game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Aaron Gordon

Archbishop Mitty forward Aaron Gordon, bottom, comes up with a loose ball ahead of Mater Dei forward Stanley Johnson during the second quarter of the CIF boys open division state high school basketball championship game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Arizona basketball: UA, Oregon vie for 5-star Gordon as he picks today

UA prospect Aaron Gordon, grabbing a loose ball last week in the California Open Division state high school title game, had 22 points and 20 rebounds for San Jose Archbishop Mitty in a 50-45 loss to Santa Ana Mater Dei.

NBA dancers

The Sacramento Kings Dancers perform during a timeout in an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, March 10, 2013.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Arizona basketball: Top recruit could make UA's day

UA prospect Aaron Gordon, grabbing a loose ball last week in the CIF boys open division state high school title game, had 22 points and 20 rebounds for San Jose Archbishop Mitty in a 50-45 loss to Santa Ana Mater Dei.

Celebrity photos of the week

Actress Geena Davis, center, smiles a she waits to be escorted into the Assembly by Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare, left, and Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 4, 2013. Davis says remarks “containing disrespect for …

NBA: Suns 106, Kings 96: Suns win in Hunter's coaching debut

Phoenix forward Luis Scola twists around Sacramento's Jason Thompson for a layup attempt. Scola scored 21 points to lead the Suns.

"Liar, liar, pants on fire"

In this Jan. 5, 2007 file photo, Maria Shriver, wife of then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laughs during his second inauguration in Sacramento, Calif. In an interview with "60 minutes" that is scheduled to air Sunday, Schwarzenegger says the affair he had with longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena…

Western freeze looks ready to ease, but crops suffer

Sacramento nursery co-manager Pfilipa Kientz removes a frost cloth that protected citrus plants from the freeze.

Photos: Cold weather around the world

A sign warns customers at Green Acres Nursery and Supply, to cover their plants to protect them from freezing temperatures, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Cold dry air from Canada has temperatures plunging in California and other Western states that has damaged crops, caused …

Around the nation

Chains were needed to maneuver Interstate 80 near Nyack, Calif., Monday after Northern California's first seasonal storm.

NFL cheerleaders, week 7

Oakland Raiders cheerleaders perform during an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Schools get creative in efforts to boost attendance

A raffle jar at Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary School in Sacramento, Calif., reminds students they can win a helmet and bicycle for good attendance.

Candidates trade jabs on foreign affairs ahead of Romney's three-country trip

Barack Obama

Calif. parks chief quits over $54M issue

Ruth Coleman

Calif. OKs funding high-speed rail line

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, and Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, celebrate after the Senate approved Leno's bill authorizing $4.5 billion in funding for a high-speed rail system.

NBA: Suns will sign Nash, trade him to Lakers

The Suns at first were unwilling to agree to a sign-and-trade deal for Nash to the Lakers, but it was the only way to get something in return for the two-time NBA MVP.

Animal shots of the week

Hazel, a pediatric therapy dog, rests her head on the lap of patient Myleen Lesenana, 13, as she talks with Hazel's handler, Tracy Auble at Sutter Memorial Hospitals Children Center in Sacramento, Calif.,Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Hazel, 11, Sutter Memorial's first dog to work a full 40-hours…

Rare Woodpecker-Logging Nests

This photo taken Monday, May 28, 2012 shows a rare male black-backed woodpecker near its nest in a dead tree on the edge of where the Angora fire burned near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Rare woodpecker chicks in burned forest stands at Lake Tahoe won't survive if the U.S. Forest Service proceed…

Calif. may ban 'conversion' therapy for gay teenagers

State Sen. Ted Lieu

Geena Davis

Actress Geena Davis speaks during a news conference to announce Assembly funding to save the California Women's Commission, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Gov. Jerry Brown had proposed eliminating the program as part of sweeping cuts to the state budget, but Assembly Speaker…

METEORITO

Robert Ward muestra uno de dos fragmentos de un meteorito que encontró en un parque en Lotus, California, el Miércoles 25 de abril de 2012 (AP Foto/Rich Pedroncelli).

NBA dancers

The Sacramento Kings Dancer perform during a timeout during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Jersey Nets in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Nets won 111-99.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Arizona basketball: Italian guard still has eyes on Cats

Brandon Ashley, with Oakland (Calif.) Bishop O'Dowd last season, said the large crowd for the McDonald's All-American Game was "nerve-wracking."

NCAA women: Stanford 81, Duke 69: Baylor awaits as Stanford in 5th straight Final Four

Stanford senior Nnemkadi Ogwumike, scoring two of her 29 points in Monday's 81-69 win over Duke, is headed to her fourth consecutive Final Four.

Mailed ballots may be delayed by postal cuts

Mail deposited into outdoor postal boxes was collected on Saturday by postal worker Francisco Engelhard at a processing center in West Sacramento, Calif.

Animal shots of the week

A decorative water sculpture makes a good place for California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Pineiro to pause from his patrol duties so his horse, Bo, can get a drink in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Bumper crop of travelers this weekend

Kaitlyn Medina, 3, peered over her welcome sign as she tried to spot her father, Jose Medina, who was arriving at Sacramento International Airport on Wednesday from a job in Wisconsin.

Animal shots of the week

John Fippin cools off in the American River while playing fetch with his dog, Toby, a three-year-old chocolate lab at Discovery Park in Sacramento, Calif., , Thursday, Sept, 22, 2011. Fippin and his doge were seeking relief from temperatures that soared above 90 degrees. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Study: Pertussis vaccine's effects wane after 3 years

Nurse Susan Peel gives a whooping cough vaccination to a student at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, Calif. A new study is raising concern that perhaps booster shots should be giving to children at a younger age.

Medal of Valor

Gabriel Rivera, 8, wears his the hat of his father, California Highway Patrol Officer Rafael Rivera, left, after he received a Medal of Valor during ceremonies at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.