Southern California Public Radio reports the recent discovery of an extra $43 million in the Department of Transportation's budget calls into question just how little Los Angeles city leaders know about so-called "special funds."

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MyDesert.com reports on a new analysis by the Center for Investigative Reporting showing that funds raised by Democrats in the California Legislature came from industries and interests that regularly lobby the Legislature and state agencies, with one third of the money raised coming from donors with addresses in Sacramento, where many major interest groups maintain a lobbying presence.

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In the wake of a financial surplus due to the passage of Proposition 30, The Reporter reports Governor Brown, who has pledged to maintain fiscal restraint and build a cash reserve, faces pent-up pressure from members of his own party to go on a social programs spending spree with the additional revenue.

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