Seller auctioning JFK docs from ex-California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to know who is trying to sell his father’s memorabilia related to the assassination of P...
Sundance: Ron Howard documents aftermath of the Camp Fire
PARK CITY, Utah — Ron Howard knew Paradise, the northern California town devastated by the most destructive wildfire in California history.
California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system
California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a first of its kind for the na...
Need a legal pot shop in California? Grab your smartphone
LOS ANGELES — Want to find a legal marijuana shop in California? Grab your smartphone.
Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather
SAN FRANCISCO — For two years running , California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley. So far, that hasn't spurred much tech ...
Kardashian West pursues criminal justice reform in TV show
PASADENA, Calif. — Kim Kardashian West is a step closer to becoming a lawyer, having finished her first year of study as an apprentice.
USC women upset previously unbeaten No. 7 UCLA in double OT
LOS ANGELES — Anytime Southern California beats UCLA it is special. The fact that the Trojans upset the nation's only remaining unbeaten team in Divis...
Storms cut power in Washington state mountain towns for days
SKYKOMISH, Wash. — Rural mountain communities outside Seattle that have been without power for days and cut off from the outside world by a series of ...
California targets companies with highly paid execs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is considering raising taxes on some of the country's largest companies, but the size of the tax increase would depend...
Judge revokes bail for Avenatti, cites new crime evidence
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge revoked bail Wednesday for attorney Michael Avenatti after prosecutors detailed evidence of new financial crimes h...
Federal government blasts PG&E’s deal with fire victims
SAN FRANCISCO — Tensions between the U.S. government and Pacific Gas & Electric are boiling over as the two sides battle over whether a taxpayer-f...
Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67
SANTA MONICA, California — Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67.
Biden seeks to upstage Buttigieg in fight for California
LOS ANGELES — Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg chased California votes on Friday in dueling events, looking to sway Democrats in the state that delivers t...
California budget plan aids teachers, those in US illegally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to give $20,000 stipends to teachers at high needs schools and extend health care to older low...
Independents could decide California’s Democratic primary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, no prize is bigger than California, which offers more delegates than an...
California could be 1st state to sell own prescription drugs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the first state with its own prescription drug label under a proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thu...
‘Pose’ cast, Niecy Nash, Matsoukas to be honored by Essence
NEW YORK — Emmy winner Niecy Nash, the groundbreaking cast of the hit TV series “Pose,” Grammy-winning music video director Melina Matsoukas and “Capt...
California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California's growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenu...
California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lo...
Man saves California’s oldest weekly newspaper from closure
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — A retiree has canceled an around-the-world trip to save California's oldest weekly newspaper, which was set to shut down when it...
Rob Lowe brings experience with 1st responders to Fox series
PASADENA, Calif. — Rob Lowe knows a little something about the vital roles of first responders, and he's bringing that to TV with his latest role.
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns after corruption conviction
SAN DIEGO — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving v...
Homeless women who took over California home gain support
OAKLAND, Calif. — Some California lawmakers said they support a group of homeless women who have been illegally living in a vacant three-bedroom house...
Bloomberg sees California as model on climate change, guns
LOS ANGELES — Mike Bloomberg's plan for California - export it.
Federal judge holds freelancers to new California labor law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge will not temporarily exempt freelance journalists and photographers from a broad new California labor law, saying...
A list of the final Golden Globe Award winners for film, TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The winners at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Pr...
California eyes climate bond to prepare for disasters
SACRAMENTO, CAlif. — In a state burdened by billions of dollars in wildfire damage, California lawmakers are hoping for an advance loan before the nex...
From Pitt to DiCaprio, stars turn out for AFI Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, California — From Leonardo DiCaprio to Brad Pitt, some of Hollywood’s brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a room whe...
2020 brings higher labor costs for small businesses
NEW YORK — Small business owners have plenty of changes to deal with as 2020 begins — higher labor costs for many companies, and some owners will disc...