The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) surprised local communities on Wednesday by proposing a controversial Burbank-to-Palmdale route featuring above-ground tracks.
MedMen that operates legal Southern California marijuana dispensaries is running billboards to shame the public into not referring to users as “stoners,” according to the LA Times.
A new financial review awarded “F” grades to 10 states that did not have balanced budgets and have taxpayer burdens of over $20,000 per year.
A Cal Fire report released Saturday found the cause of death of a firefighter killed by a falling tree during the Mendocino Complex Fire was due to an air tanker dropping fire retardant from low altitude.
Al Gore told attendees at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Friday night that Hurricane Florence hitting the U.S. and Typhoon Mangkhut hitting Southeast Asia are like Biblical events.
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg teamed up with Gov. Brown at Thursday’s Global Summit to attack President Trump for withdrawing from the UN’s Paris Climate Change Agreement.
California’s political campaign watchdog announced on Wednesday that it will investigate a complaint that the “No on Prop 6” campaign, which opposes the repeal of last year’s controversial gas tax, violated state campaign rules.
The index of tobacco stocks jumped by 4.9 percent on Wednesday after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators threatened to ban retail sales of “e-cigs” if manufacturers do not control their rampant use by teens.
The Associated Press reported Monday that 18 percent of recreational marijuana products in California have failed potency and health risk testing since July 1.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Monday that the state spent 98 percent of its 2018 budget and is only halfway through the wildfire season.
Fresno on Sunday became the latest city to temporarily boot unlicensed Bird dockless electric scooter rentals from its streets.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Friday the arrest of four Gamos family members operating Bay Area senior and childcare centers on human trafficking and rape charges. The family members, who served as principles of Rainbow Bright Residential Facilities
A UC Berkeley study published on Thursday found that no restaurant jobs had been lost in the 4 years since 3 Bay Area cities joined the ‘Fight for $15’ minimum wage.
The Democrat-controlled California legislature urged Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday to sign a ban on bargain-priced short-term health insurance plans sponsored by the Trump administration for being cheaper than Obamacare.
The University of California Santa Cruz is asking faculty to house students — providing the ultra-liberal campus with an unplanned lesson in how building restrictions are driving a statewide housing crisis.
The California Police Chiefs Association and its allies are circulating a petition to stop the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control from allowing unlimited pot delivery services across the state.
California cities started a process of licensing dockless electric scooter rentals to operate on city roads legally last week.
California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to abolish the bail bond business this week is just the first step in a multi-level decriminalization initiativeCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to abolish the bail bond business this week is just the first step in a multi-level criminal justice reform initiative.
The California Assembly on Tuesday passed SB 100, which would mandate that 100 percent of retail electric sales come from renewable sources by 2045.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that makes California to be the first state to abolish cash bail for pre-trial incarcerations.
California doctors, hospitals and insurers announced on Monday the formation of a coalition to fight California Democrats’ promise to pass a $400-billion-per-year single-payer health care plan.
California Democrats are feeling the heat from Republican efforts to repeal the state’s new gas tax hike — so much so that candidates in key U.S. House races are supporting Proposition 6, the repeal referendum.
Verizon Wireless announced Friday it would waive data transfer restrictions for California first responders after throttling firemen during this summer’s wildfires became an argument for California passing its own Net Neutrality law.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued proposed rules on Thursday to nix California’s scheme to avoid the new $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions by claiming taxes are charitable donations.
California’s heavily amended “Net Neutrality” legislation passed out of committee this week and moved to a final floor vote as the clock ticks down on the August 31 fiscal year deadline.
California Democrats in the State Senate voted Tuesday to eliminate money bail and grant judges control over pre-trial incarcerations.
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) near Big Sur reopened in July, 15 months after the last El Niño’s torrential rainfall caused a giant mudslide — and just in time for a new expected El Niño rain.
California Senate Bill 974, which would provide for “full-scope” Medi-Cal health benefits to all illegal aliens, died in the State Assembly after concerns about up to $3 billion in new costs.
California Gov. Jerry Brown used his executive powers to issue 36 gubernatorial pardons on Friday, to hit a record of 1,018 pardons in eight years in office.
VF Corporation announced August 14 that its North Face and JanSport subsidiary headquarters are leaving the Bay Area and relocating 650 jobs to Denver partially due to local costs.
A coalition of liberals turned in 860,000 signatures on August 14 for a 2020 vote to end Proposition 13 protections for commercial properties, according to CALmatters.
Los Angeles County Supervisors approved a mobile home park rent-control ordinance on Tuesday for unincorporated areas that will limit rental pad inflation to 3 percent a year — the latest sign of high housing costs in L.A.
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said during a visit to fire-ravaged regions of California this weekend that the Trump administration would seek changes in forestry management policies to reduce the severity of wildfires.
Bloomberg News reported on Sunday that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is interested in participating in a potential Tesla Inc. buyout for up to $82 billion.
Firefighters expect big gains toward containing Southern California’s Holy Fire in the coming days, as AccuWeather predicts high temperatures will fall by 19 degrees from earlier this week.
The Los Angeles City Council is teaming up with tenant unions for a new right-to-counsel entitlement that would provide free lawyers for any L.A. residents being evicted.
California’s Democrat-dominated legislature is moving to require “gender diversity” on the boards of publicly-held companies, which would have to appoint individuals self-identifying as female.
The Trump administration will propose dumping the Clinton and Obama administrations’ “Roadless Rule” to open logging in the Los Padres National Forest to prevent big wildfires.
California Governor Jerry Brown warned on Monday — again — about the “inevitable recession” he has predicted for years.
President Trump signed a ‘Major Disaster’ declaration on Saturday paving the way for California to receive fire mitigation funds and recovery grants and low-cost loans for Shasta County individuals and business owners.
