Budget blueprint

Gov. Jerry Brown, left, Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, center, and  Assembly Speaker John Pérez, announce a budget agreement for the 2013-14 fiscal year. To meet a constitutional deadline, the plan needs to be approved by June 15.

Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated  Press

• Brown: Prop. 39 helps justify disputed $500 million cap-and-trade loan
  By John Howard | 06/11/13 2:00 PM PST
• Brown, lawmakers cut deal on Prop. 39 funds
  By Alex Matthews | 06/11/13 10:00 AM PST
• After 60 years, Brown Act remains under fire
  By Samantha Gallegos | 06/11/13 8:00 AM PST
• Brown threatens to take vital services from counties
  By Dolores Huerta | 06/11/13 12:00 AM PST
• A nonpartisan referee in California's budget battles
  By Jim Cameron | 06/10/13 1:00 PM PST
• At the Movies
  By Tony Sheppard | 06/10/13 12:00 AM PST
• Lawmakers say keep the fire rings
  By John Howard | 06/10/13 12:00 AM PST

Commentary

• Expanding the chiropractors' role
  By Tracy Cole | 05/20/13 12:00 AM PST
• Increasing the role of nurse practitioners
  By Lisa Jones | 05/14/13 12:00 AM PST
• State should maintain Enterprise Zone program
  By V. Manuel Pérez | 03/21/13 12:00 AM PST
• Bringing the movies back to California
  By Steven Lavine | 09/28/12 12:00 AM PST
• 2012 elections will reflect better grasp of social networking
  By Bryan Merica | 08/13/12 12:00 AM PST