Democratic State Controller Malia Cohen, who also serves as a member of the BOE, was the tiebreaking vote for Ted Gaines. Starting in January, a Republican will lead California's Board of Equalization ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A troubled California tax agency was stripped of its hiring authority Wednesday after a state personnel board investigation into nepotism found nearly one in five employees ...

Interacting with small businesses owners in Santa Monica inspired City Councilmember Tony Vazquez to seek higher office. Vazquez, who first served on Council in the early 1990s before being elected ...