First Take: Gay marriage on hold. Brown campaign answers pension questions.

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The mild frenzy over Jerry Brown’s pension continues, as the attorney general offers a more complete explanation about his pension and how much he is receiving from the state.

A federal appeals court Monday blocked gay marriages in California pending an appeal of a lower-court ruling.

A Times analysis of teacher effectiveness has ruffled feathers in Sacramento and even has the U.S. secretary of Education calling for data on teacher effectiveness to be released to parents.

The inquiries into pay for local officials have spread from Bell to Maywood.

State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) said Monday that the $1.2 billion in federal aid to local school districts could be used to help close the state’s budget gap.

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-- Anthony York in Sacramento