This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.nbc11.com/rss/index.html for more information. Get the latest California Politics news from NBC11.com. Politics http://www.nbc11.com/politics/index.html?rss=bay&psp=politics en-us Copyright 2008, Portions © 2008 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Get the latest California Politics news from NBC11.com. NBC11.com 60 http://www.nbc11.com/news/17116528/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0717/16905451.jpg A frustrated Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is turning up the pressure on lawmakers. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:38:33 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/republican-national-convention/?rss=bay&psp=politics Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:45:18 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/democratic-national-convention/?rss=bay&psp=politics Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:43:04 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17136148/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:16:50 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/politics/17123902/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0324/15694340.jpg The state Senate has approved a bill that could boost the chances of voters approving a $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond measure on California's Nov. 4 ballot. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:09:20 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17122758/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0807/17122965.jpg Some 3,000 new American citizens celebrated today in the Southy Bay. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:46:42 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17121378/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2007/0413/11816314.jpg Santa Clara County residents could soon pay more for just about everything because of a new sales tax aimed at bringing BART to San Jose. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:45:40 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17120820/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0806/17112340.jpg Two pro-Tibet protesters, including one injured in a fall from a climbing rope at the Chinese consulate Wednesday, appeared in federal court on a criminal charge. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 21:22:55 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17102992/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2007/0327/11391306.jpg A national organization that measures the progress made by cities and counties in curbing greenhouse gas emissions has estimated that by 2005, San Francisco achieved a 5 percent reduction in emissions below 1990 levels. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:02:38 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17100461/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0805/17099705.jpg VIDEO/PHOTOS ADDED: A fierce battle is being waged in our own back yard to remove pot groves. Mexican drug cartels are the culprits, NBC Bay Area's Mike Luery reports. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:42:51 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17099962/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2007/0123/10826172.jpg A laptop that contains the personal information of some 33,000 customers of an airport fast-pass program was found Tuesday morning after being reported stolen from San Francisco International Airport on July 26, a spokeswoman for the company that runs the program said. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:57:01 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17098083/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0804/17087501.jpg Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty said Monday that a reward of $30,000 is being offered in the case of two early Saturday morning firebombings that damaged a home and a car of University of California, Santa Cruz scientists. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:14:39 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17092400/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and other dignitaries came to Alameda today to help commission the first of a series of high-tech national security cutters aimed at helping the U.S. Coast Guard better perform its duties. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:43:52 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17067100/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0717/16905451.jpg Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order to layoff more than 10,000 state workers and slash the pay of thousands more ran into stiff headwinds Friday from employee unions and the state office that cuts paychecks. Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:08:03 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17052363/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0717/16905451.jpg Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order that eliminates thousands of state positions and cuts the pay of government employees to minimum wage. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:31:40 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17052812/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of thousands of union members in San Francisco Thursday morning, commending them for their public service and calling on them to fight for the Democratic Party in the November election. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:46 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17049290/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2007/0330/11456134.jpg Layoffs are now set for 22,000 California state workers thanks to fact that the state still doesn't have a budget. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:47:22 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17044758/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics Officials say a ban on plastic bags would help clean up the ocean. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:36:41 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/politics/17039980/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2008/0730/17040470.jpg A clash over border security and immigration comes to the steps of San Francisco City Hall. The Minuteman Project squared off against immigrant rights groups. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:28:17 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17033152/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics State Attorney General Jerry Brown refutes assertions made by proponents of Proposition 8, who filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Tuesday against Brown to challenge the new wording of the initiative on the November ballot. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:11:12 PDT http://www.nbc11.com/news/17031001/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=politics true http://www.nbc11.com/2007/0604/13439040.jpg PG&E announced a $250,000 donation to the campaign against Proposition 8 and established itself as the founding member of a business advisory council that will work to defeat the initiative. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:54:34 PDT