/*Perata*/ says FBI agents could not convince the U.S. Attorney's office in San Francisco to prosecute him. So they shopped the case around Sacramento looking for a prosecutor who would. Perata says ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Did you sign the petition to recall the governor? A former state senator wants those who did to remove their names. It's an organized effort called "Stop the Steal California." ...

SACRAMENTO — As part of an investigation surrounding incoming state Senate leader Don Perata (D-Oakland), federal agents have requested records from at least one company that hired a longtime Perata ...

Sitting in a leather chair in his state Capitol office, his feet up on an ornate wooden table, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata said he's ready to leave his post as the second most-powerful ...

2004-02-26 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- When state Sen. Don Perata carried legislation last year proposing a fee on diaper sales to pay for recycling, no company stood to gain more than Knowaste LLC -- ...

2005-04-25 04:00:00 PDT Sacramento-- There isn't a scrap of paper on the ornate, round table that state Senate leader Don Perata uses for just about every meeting. In fact, there is no clutter ...

SACRAMENTO — A federal investigation involving Don Perata, president pro tem of the California Senate, and his political circle intensified Wednesday as the FBI raided the Oakland home of Perata’s son ...

OAKLAND — Few leaders have taken the helm of the California Legislature under such unnerving circumstances. Today, Don Perata, a former high school civics teacher who rose to become an Oakland power ...

Read this if you're still thinking about making the ex-senator one of your three choices for Oakland mayor. 1. He’s Lazy. Don Perata appears to be no more interested in putting in the hard work needed ...

Evoking memories from anti-war protests of a generation ago, state Senate leader Don Perata proposed Thursday an advisory ballot measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.