Three of the four propositions that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had deemed essential to his plans to reform the state seemed destined for rejection late Tuesday night, with California now left to sort out the effects of the special statewide election results on the state, its institutions, and its governor. Read more...

In another blow to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s already-tarnished public image, three of the four propositions backed by the governor looked as if they would be defeated by voters in Tuesday’s special election, with the fourth too close to call. Read more...

Correction appended Voters will go to the polls today to consider eight ballot propositions in the statewide special election, which could have far-ranging political effects for Sacramento leaders. Read more...

Some were a couple years older, some a year younger, but more than half of the American soldiers killed in Iraq were the same age as most students at UCLA. Read more...

UCLA students studying abroad in France are safe despite rioting which has created mayhem and caused at least one death in Paris and surrounding cities, University of California officials said Monday None of the 35 students studying in France, 14 based in Paris, are in schools close to areas that have been under heavy violence, said Bruce Hanna, director of communications for the UC Education Abroad Program. Read more...

Tucked away at the far end of the campus in the faculty center, a group gathered to listen in on the impact of the growing interconnectedness of economic and social growth in the world. Read more...