Mayor offers to pay city’s debt out of his own pocket FLINT, Mich. “”mdash; Mayor Don Williamson publicly renewed his campaign pledge to plug the city’s deficit ““ currently at $14 million ““ with money from his own pocket and accused the state of failing to take him up on it. Read more...

Many committed Howard Dean supporters are planning to vote for Dean on Tuesday, despite the fact that he officially dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary race two weeks ago. Read more...

Haiti’s president resigns as rebels surround capital PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti “”mdash; President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile Sunday, pressured by a bloody rebellion and the United States. Read more...

Westwood voters will weigh in on a myriad of issues Tuesday, one of which will be determining the Democratic primary winner for the state’s predominately liberal Assembly District 47 ““ which includes the UCLA campus. Read more...

So it’s finally over. No more guilt over breaking the picket lines, no more impatience with clerks not knowing the difference between iceberg lettuce and cabbage. Read more...

Proposition 56, the initiative designed to eliminate budget deadlock, has been called the “Budget Accountability Act” by supporters and the “Blank Check Proposition” by opponents. Whatever one calls it, Proposition 56 promises to impact the state budget process, spending and taxes, as well as higher education. Read more...

A UCLA alumna and veteran state legislator, Democrat Sheila Kuehl is UCLA’s best choice in the election for this district’s state senator. As the state has stumbled into fiscal disaster over the last few years, Kuehl has been a voice of reason. Read more...