Lockyer Again Elected California Treasurer
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Democrat Bill Lockyer has been elected to another four-year term as California’s treasurer, defeating his Republican opponent, state Sen. Mimi Walters. Lockyer, a former state...
View ArticleBoard Clears Way For Sale Of California State Buildings
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Public Works Board voted 3-2 Monday to retire the bonds on several state-owned office buildings, paving the way for California to sell property as a way to raise cash...
View ArticleCalifornia Treasurer Warns Of IOUs, Cash Shortage, $25.4 Billion Deficit
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — State Treasurer Bill Lockyer says California could be forced to issue IOUs as early as April or May if state lawmakers don’t cut state spending soon. Lockyer, a Democrat, said...
View ArticleCalifornia Officials Seek Lower Prices For AIDS Drugs
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California’s treasurer on Friday became the second state official to ask leading makers of AIDS medications to extend lower prices and rebates for drugs to help the state’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Treasurer Prepares For Possible Federal Default
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California’s state treasurer said he is preparing contingency plans in case the federal government misses its Aug. 2 deadline to raise the debt ceiling. Treasurer Bill Lockyer...
View ArticleTreasurer: Downgrade Expected To Have Little Effect On Calif.
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Monday said there’s no reason the ratings downgrade of the federal government will have an immediate effect on California but cautioned the state...
View ArticleCalifornia Treasurer Defends Tax Break For Clean Energy Firms
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — The state treasurer is calling California’s tax break program for clean energy companies a “wise and needed one” despite the failure of its most high-profile recipient—the solar...
View ArticleLockyer’s Wife Entering Rehab After Alleged Newark Assault
OAKLAND (KCBS/AP) – An Alameda County supervisor who is married to California’s treasurer is undergoing treatment for substance abuse problems after being assaulted in a motel room. Nadia Lockyer...
View ArticleWord Of Sex Tape Provides Stunning New Twist In Lockyer Scandal
ALAMEDA (CBS SF) – The already strange story involving the wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer – and her relationship with a man her husband calls a former...
View ArticleMan At Center Of Lockyer Sex & Drug Scandal Hints At Larger Story
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The man at the center of the sex and substance abuse scandal engulfing the wife of California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has spoken publicly about the case for the first time. Stephen...
View ArticleAlameda Co. Supervisor Lockyer Returns To Work After Drug Treatment
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer attended her first board meeting Tuesday since being injured in an alleged assault at a Newark motel last month and subsequently enrolling in...
View ArticleEmail From Wife’s Account Shadows Treasurer Lockyer
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California state treasurer Bill Lockyer is used to the public spotlight. Just not like this. After a political career spanning four decades, Lockyer is drawing attention not for...
View ArticleEmbattled Alameda County Supervisor Lockyer Resigns
HAYWARD (CBS / AP) — Embattled Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer told her colleagues in a letter Friday that she is resigning from office effective immediately. Lockyer, who has been in a...
View ArticleAlameda County Supervisors Accept Resignation Of Nadia Lockyer
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Alameda County supervisors will be appointing a replacement to serve on the board for the first time since 2000 after officially accepting the resignation of Nadia Lockyer on Tuesday....
View ArticleAlameda Supervisors Choose Replacement For Lockyer’s Seat
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Monday to appoint former Union City Councilman Richard Valle to replace Nadia Lockyer, who resigned in April after only 15 months in...
View ArticleState Treasurer Lockyer Files For Divorce; Wife Nadia Wrecks Car
HAYWARD (KCBS) – California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer filed divorce papers Friday, the same day his wife Nadia reportedly crashed her Mini Cooper near the couple’s home in Hayward. Hayward Police...
View ArticleEx-Alameda County Supervisor Lockyer Arrested For Drugs, Child Abuse
IRVINE (KCBS / CBS 5) — Former Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer is facing drug and child endangerment charges following an arrest in Orange County last week. The Orange County District...
View ArticleEx-Alameda Co. Supe Facing Drug Charges Regains Child Visitation
SANTA ANA (CBS / AP) — The estranged wife of California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has regained visitation rights with her 9-year-old son while she’s facing charges of drug possession and child...
View ArticleCalifornia Treasurer Bill Lockyer Announces Retirement
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – California Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced Monday that he will not run for public office in 2014 after decades of serving in California in various capacities. Lockyer, 72, who...
View ArticleDrug Charges Dropped for Ex-Alameda Supervisor, Calif. Treasurer’s Wife
SANTA ANA (CBS / AP) — Drug and child endangerment charges were dismissed Friday against state Treasurer Bill Lockyer’s wife, who was arrested on suspicion of being high on methamphetamine and keeping...
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