EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" to justify a federal waiver allowing the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, according to excerpts of documents released Wednesday. picked by willster09 2 years ago

And it's not in California picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Just not to each other. picked by suebe 1 year ago

California researchers say they have developed molecular "smart bombs" that stop pancreatic and kidney cancer from spreading in mice while causing fewer side effects and damage to healthy surrounding tissues than traditional chemotherapy. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

We're gonna need a bigger canoe... picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

California will close most state offices on the first and third Fridays each month starting in February.

*anybody in another state have a spare room for rent?* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

FEMA brought dozens of mobile homes to Southern California after the fires, only to find their own guidelines prevented them from putting them on many properties in rough terrain.

*FEMA strikes (or rather, doesn't) again. Hey, why don't they borrow some funds from Tanzania! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego returning from research expeditions in Mexico have captured unprecedented details of vibrant sea life and ecosystems in the Gulf of California, including documentations of new species and marine animals previously never seen alive. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Angel Vidal Mendoza Sr of California had a history of drug abuse but still had custody of his 4-year old son. Mendoza was using again when he..... picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Sure they claim it is to fight man-caused "global warming" fraud. They claim it is because black cars get hotter marginally faster due the color absorbing the sun's energy but we know the real truth. Plus if they succeed with black cars, they'll go for black clothes and then...? picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Hundreds of pastors have called on their congregations to fast and pray for passage of a ballot measure in November that would put an end to gay marriage in California. picked by muppet 1 year ago

These huge stones have the ability to move themselves across the dry, desert floor as much as 900 feet in a single movement. Nobody has seen them move and scientists are at a loss to explain it. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

This morning's update on the California fires. picked by proverb 2 years ago

County officials say the move to expand child-care payments to thousands of welfare-recipient parents -- allowing them to stay home and tend to their children under 6 years old full-time.
*WTF?* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

California GOP Files FEC Complaint Over Obama Visit to Grandmother picked by twoflies 1 year ago

For the second time in just over a month, fire is racing through the Malibu Canyon, and for the second time, residents were forced to flee. Forty-Nine homes were destroyed. Among the houses destroyed was that of Flea, bass player for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 2 years ago

Scientists in California have been studying a group of people with a remarkable musical talent. It's called absolute pitch, also known as perfect pitch.
People with absolute pitch can instantly identify any musical note. The California researchers have been identifying people with this skill in order to understand its genetic basis. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition judges have lost their sense of taste.
Can anyone say Matanzas Creek? picked by suebe 2 years ago

During the last decade, California law enforcement agencies made 611,000 marijuana possession and distribution arrests, according to a Bee review of state data. If pot was legalized, it would affect some counties a lot more than others. Use the map below to see where marijuana arrests happen most often. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

An American tourist from California was killed by a train as he walked on the tracks in a daze after he drank a cappuccino laced with drugs and then was robbed, railway police said Monday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago