California illegal pot seizures top $1.5 billion in value
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities seized more than $1.5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana plants in California this year — an amount an...
University of California, researchers reach contract deal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing about 4,000 academic researchers, giving them...
California cannabis group wants tighter vaping-safety rules
MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alliance of major legal marijuana businesses in California is urging the state to adopt tougher...
Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis
CUPERTINO (AP) — Apple has committed $2.5 billion to ease California's housing crisis, eclipsing similar pledges by fellow Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook...
Trump threatens to cut US funding for California wildfires
CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to cut U.S. funding to California for aid during wildfires that...
Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally
JOHN ROGERS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greta Thunberg, Sweden's 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a cheering...
Flood risk heightened for California dam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that...
Governor threatens possible PG&E takeover if no plan is made
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's governor on Friday threatened a possible takeover of the troubled utility blamed for sparking deadly wildfires across...
Fire crews take advantage of calmer weather in California
JOHN ANTCZAK
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calmer weather allowed crews to increase containment of wildfires after a three-week siege of gusts fanned blazes...
More trick than treat as California fires disrupt Halloween
TERRY TANG
Associated Press
BERKELEY (AP) — For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown...