California will pay $12M for roads damaged in dam crisis
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's water resources agency has agreed to pay a Northern California county $12 million to repair roads after a crisis at...
Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat...
California regulator criticizes utility over power outages
JULIET WILLIAMS
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called "failures in...
Brazen thief steals $20,000 Dali artwork in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say a brazen thief stole a Salvador Dali etching valued at $20,000 from a San Francisco gallery, then walked...
California is first state to mandate school start times
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The bell doesn't ring until 8 a.m. at Lincoln High School, but by then freshman Briana Lopez has...
Giant pumpkin weighing nearly 1 ton sets California record
HALF MOON BAY (AP) — A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off,...
Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say
JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an...
Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse more time to decide whether to file lawsuits, joining several...
Governor signs measure banning ‘lunch shaming’
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's governor has signed into law a bill that guarantees all students a state-funded meal of their choice, even if their...
Governor signs bill limiting oil, gas development
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law intended to counter Trump administration plans to increase oil and gas production...