New California laws help animals, fire victims, immigrants
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Hundreds of new California laws take effect with the start of the new year, including measures stemming from the devastating wildfires...
California newspaper ends print publication after 161 years
Associated Press
MARTINEZ (AP) — One of the longest-running newspapers in California printed its final edition on Sunday, ending 161 years of publishing news about...
California vastly expands digital privacy. Will people use it?
RACHEL LERMAN
AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Forty million Californians will soon have sweeping digital-privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the...
California court restores case by therapists on porn privacy
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Supreme Court revived a long-running debate Thursday when it reinstated a lawsuit over whether psychotherapists must...
Judge blocks California’s alligator ban after Louisiana sues
JANET McCONNAUGHEY
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law banning the import and sale of alligator and...
California population stalls at 39 million
California’s population has stalled at 39 million people as the state's growth rate slows because of more people leaving the state for other parts...
Standard plan sets will reduce home seismic retrofitting costs in California
SACRAMENTO - A joint project of the California Earthquake Authority and the Federal Emergency Management Agency makes it easier and less expensive to protect...
California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. The jailers' usual...
Redwood tree falls, kills hiker in California park
Associated Press
MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT PARK, Calif. (AP) — A huge redwood tree fell and killed a man visiting Muir Woods National Monument Park...
San Francisco cafes are banishing disposable coffee cups
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee...