Former state Senate leader Don Perata has requested a probe of whether FBI agents and federal prosecutors in Sacramento are acting improperly in trying to revive a corruption investigation that ...

Former state Sen. President leader Don Perata broke his silence in the Oakland's race for Mayor and picked the candidate he is endorsing..

Don Perata today conceded the race for Oakland mayor, capping an improbable victory for Councilwoman Jean Quan. We'll never know if Perata would have been a better mayor than Quan. But we already know ...

"We see this as an opportunity to hear from the residents and the voters affected by the budget the governor has proposed," said state Senate leader Don Perata, D-Oakland.

For proponents of the initiative, the most worrisome development may be the defection last week of one of the California Legislature’s liberal leaders, the president pro tem of the California Senate, ...

"Things look pretty good right now, but I don't understand ranked choice voting," Don Perata said in November of 2010. "So, who the hell knows?" Peratta did get the most first place votes, a ...

SACRAMENTO (AP) – Staking out the middle ground in the burgeoning health care debate, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata on Tuesday outlined a plan to cover 4.2 million uninsured Californians ...

Oakland voters face a critical decision electing a new mayor. Ranked choice voting has played a pivotal role in previous mayoral elections, especially in 2010 when Jean Quan secured victory with the ...

In California, Oakland city councilmember Jean Quan has become the first Asian American woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city. Quan narrowly beat out heavily favored opponent Don Perata with 51 ...

MINDFUL OF THAT, SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE DON PERATA (D-OAKLAND) AND AUTHOR OF THE BILL, DELIVERED A BOX WITH 10 THOUSAND PETITIONS SIGNED BY CALIFORNIANS IN COASTAL AND INLAND COMMUNITIES ...

The bill by State Senate President pro Tem Don Perata would also provide tenants of foreclosed properties at least 60 days notice to allow them to move and require holders of foreclosed properties ...