california voters

Capital Punishment and California's Women Chief Justices

Topix - Business News  Sat, 12/24/2011 - 15:32

California's first female Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rose Bird , was also the first and last California Justice to beA removed from office by California voters, allegedlyA due to her stated opposition to the death penalty .


 

Poll finds two-thirds of California voters unprepared for costs ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Mon, 08/15/2011 - 22:00

(University of California - Los Angeles) Two-thirds (66 percent) of California voters, regardless of political party or income level, say they are worried about being able to afford long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Voters' ability to save for long-term care expenses are hampered by California's weak economy, with nearly half (48 percent) of voters 40 and older reporting that their income had dropped in the past year.


 

Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis

Newsvine - business  Sat, 07/04/2009 - 12:49

California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all.