A California condor chick has hatched in Mexico for the first time in at least 60 years. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A bloom of ocean algae that produces a toxic acid has sickened and killed hundreds of birds, sea lions and dolphins in California, environmentalists said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A California district court has shut down a controversial Web site in the U.S. that allows whistle blowers to post corporate and government documents online anonymously. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

Thanks to the new proposed budget, California residents will be paying more in taxes! Check out this calculator to find out approximately how much you will pay! picked by cheeselog1234 9 months ago

It was a rock & roll day. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

So California once again finds themselves with a budget shortfall of a Billion Dollars. That is a lot of zeros!
California cannabis growers/dealers plead to have their product legalized and taxed. They assure that thier product alone will raise at least the full billion dollars missing in tax revenues, preventing the closing of any government service picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Tracy Woman May Have Swine Flu. Specimen Sent For Further Testing.

*I'm living the dream* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

yeah. right. They may not be able to pay their employees. They may give vendors uncashable IOUs and demand cash sales tax on the play money, but when it comes to worthwhile subjects such as an "archeological dig" of a commune to unearth 1960's memorabilia then they have money to waste. might have been cheaper to go to e-bay or garage sales to find such items picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

I try not to post regular news. I'm one of the people that have been told to stay indoors all week. It smells like fireplace everywhere. No blue sky...only grey. Smoke, smell, burning eyes and coughing. More here:
picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The California State Legislature has passed a bill to have May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. It is currently being withheld until the budget crisis is resolved. picked by ashlesdc 1 year ago

Analyzing 500-year-old bricks, engineers in California are searching for a lost Leonardo da Vinci fresco that some researchers believe is behind a wall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Without a U.S. Supreme Court reprieve, California will have to free roughly a third of its prison inmates in a few years, and how that can be done safely is still hotly debated. picked by bingo 10 months ago

The ESA, or Entertainment Software Association, is suing the state of California after successfully overturning Gov. Schwarzenegger's bid to make it manditory that all mature titles be denied to consumers under the age of 18.

Follow-up: picked by punthe 2 years ago

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing the early release of more than 20,000 low-risk prison inmates as a way to save money amid a worsening budget crisis. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 7 months ago

A wildfire in Santa Barbara, California last month helped forge some unlikely bonds. Rescued from the Jesusita Fire, a 3-week old bobcat kitten and 3 day old fawn became fast friends. The animal rescue in California brought predator and prey together. But these babies simply took comfort in each other’s company, snuggling under a desk at a dispatch office for hours. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

A boy admitted to starting one of more than a dozen wildfires that ravaged Southern California last week, he admitted to playing with matches Oct. 21 and accidentally starting the Buckweed Fire. Officials have released the boy to his parents. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

He ignored warnings by the media and neighbors not to mow. His mowing sparked a fire that turned into a huge wildfire. He turned down a plea agreement and showed no remorse for his actions then or now. He could have been out in a few months if he had came forward, confessed and faced his actions. Instead he served 2 years in prison. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Richard Lee, executive director of the medical marijuana dispensary known as oaksterdamuniversity, and Jeff Jones, former director of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, are the sponsors of a measure that would allow anyone over 21 to possess or grow marijuana for personal use. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

California motorists will risk fines of up to $100 next year if they are caught smoking in cars with minors, making their state the third to protect children in vehicles from secondhand smoke. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago