Julián Castro To Trump: Don’t Treat Homeless People ‘Like They’re Cattle’
OAKLAND, Calif. ― Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro visited a homeless encampment Wednesday to learn more about what he called…
California man who set sleeping homeless man on fire and took pictures held for $1 million bail
A California man who purposefully set a homeless man on fire and took pictures of the incident while it was…
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s poetic lyricist, dead at 78
Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead’s finest songs, has died…
Marijuana Business Leaders Meet With Beto O’Rourke On His Legalization Plan
OAKLAND, Calif. ― Hours after Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a sweeping plan to legalize marijuana and repair the…
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show…
Saudis say Iran ‘sponsored’ attack on oil facilities, Pompeo calls it an ‘act of war’
The Saudi government on Wednesday publicly accused Iran of “sponsoring” the attack on its oil facilities over the weekend —…
Trump, Carson reject California’s request for federal help on homelessness
At the same time that President Donald Trump and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson are promising federal action…
Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…
EPA, DOT say California actions on auto emissions appear to be ‘unlawful’
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S.,…
Kevin Hart Will Be ‘Just Fine’ After Harrowing Car Wreck, Wife Says
Comedian Kevin Hart is on the path to recovery after being involved in a serious car accident Sunday morning in…
1 dead, 8 sick in hazmat incident at San Jose hotel
Authorities say one woman has died and eight people have been sickened in a hazmat incident Saturday at a Northern…
Measles-stricken New Zealand girl visited Disneyland, other California destinations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops…
The Mandalorian Faces Werner Herzog In New Trailer For Disney ‘Star Wars’ Streaming Series
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a pistol-packing bounty hunter stalks the small screen in Disney’s…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Meant To Curb Deadly Police Shootings
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed a bill aimed at reducing the number of fatal police shootings by…
Sacramento files lawsuit to ban 7 men from business district
The city of Sacramento has filed an unusual lawsuit to ban seven men considered to be a “public nuisance” from…
Watch A Tsunami Crash Down On Santa Monica In ‘9-1-1’ Season Trailer
“9-1-1” just put out a call for your attention in the most spectacular way. The Fox emergency drama dropped a…
Facial Recognition Test Falsely Identifies 26 Lawmakers As Criminals
In an attempt to show lawmakers how dangerously inaccurate facial recognition technology can be in the hands of police, the…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Lady Gaga Vows To Fund School Projects For 162 Classrooms In El Paso, Dayton And Gilroy
Lady Gaga has promised to fund all project needs in 162 classrooms in El Paso, Texas, as well as in…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Millionaire fugitive denied bail in US court after being on the run since 2015
A millionaire fugitive who was caught in Mexico after disappearing four years ago while awaiting trial in his wife’s murder…
Inside The NAACP’s Civil War Over Charter Schools
When three local NAACP branches in California passed April resolutions opposing the national group’s call for a charter school moratorium,…
California millionaire arrested in wife’s death
A Southern California millionaire charged with his wife’s killing has been captured after four years on the run, authorities said…
In Roundup case, U.S. judge cuts $2 billion verdict against Bayer to $86 million
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who…
California, four automakers defy Trump, agree to tighten emissions rules
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Four major automakers said on Thursday they have reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules,…
California Governor Signs Bill To Fund Safe Drinking Water Projects
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on Wednesday to provide funding to improve local communities’ access to safe…
U.S. judge slashes Roundup jury award to $25.3 million from $80.3 million
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the so called ‘Chempark’, the main plant and headquarters of…
June imports fall at top U.S. hub for China ocean trade
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the nation’s busiest and the No. 1 for…
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Aimed At Curbing Deadly Police Shootings
The California State Senate passed a bill on Monday that seeks to raise the standard for law enforcement’s use of…
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer
(Reuters) – A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the…
Obamacare’s future in play as U.S. appeals court weighs its constitutionality
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a group of Democratic-led states…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning Hair Discrimination
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes California the first state to protect black people from hair discrimination.…
Biggest earthquake in 20 years rocks Southern California, strong aftershocks expected
A powerful earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude rocked Southern California on Thursday, marking the strongest earthquake in the region since…
Facebook campus given all-clear after sarin scare
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Silicon Valley campus received the all-clear on Tuesday after fears that a package…
Aaron Spelling Mansion Sells For Ungodly Sum, Even By Hollywood Standards
The house that “jiggle TV” built just rocked the real estate market of the entertainment capital. A chateau originally owned…
Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later
A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has…
U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten…
Gay rights, antiwar activist Justin Raimondo dies at 67
Justin Raimondo, a longtime gay rights advocate and antiwar activist, has died. He was 67. Raimondo, who lived in the…
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE
(Reuters) – Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, top deputy ordered to stand trial in 2020
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her former second-in-command at the Silicon Valley blood-testing startup were ordered…
Man killed by rangers on Big Sur trail had shot at hikers
Authorities say a man shot to death by state park police on a remote trail in Big Sur over the…
California Set To Become First State To Ban Hair Discrimination
California lawmakers have passed a bill protecting black people from hair discrimination, potentially making it the first state to do…
Tobacco, vape shops sell more to minors than other retailers
U.S. regulations require retailers to check ID for everyone under age 27 who tries to buy tobacco products, but half…
Juul loses home turf as San Francisco bans e-cigarette sales
(Reuters) – San Francisco will become the first major city in the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes…
How Kamala Harris Dodged California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Debate
As she seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) has become an ambassador for her state’s “sanctuary” laws…
Woman’s Video Of Police Aiming Guns At Kneeling Man Goes Viral
A woman in the Los Angeles area is being praised for filming police as they confronted a black man with…
Oscar Grant Mural Unveiled At Fruitvale BART Station 10 Years After He Was Killed
A mural paying homage to Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old black man who was killed by a white Bay Area…
25 years after murders, OJ says ‘Life is fine’
Twenty-five years after the grisly killings that transformed him from Hall of Fame football hero to murder suspect, 71-year-old O.J.…
Animal rights activist facing felonies in Jeff Bezos protest
A California animal rights activist can be freed from jail without bail pending her next court date on felony charges…
White Supremacists Keep Beating The Federal Government In Court
A federal judge this week cited the First Amendment in tossing criminal charges against three members of a neo-Nazi organization…
Youth basketball coach gunned down in front of his home: Officials
Family and friends are mourning a youth basketball coach and father of two who was gunned down in front of…
Protester Grabs Microphone From Kamala Harris At San Francisco Event
A protester grabbed the microphone from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) after jumping onstage during an event Saturday in San Francisco…
Woman taking photos dies in plunge off California waterfall
Authorities say a woman plunged to her death down a Northern California waterfall after she slipped and lost her footing…
The Quasi-Conspiracy That Caused Oakland’s Deadly Ghost Ship Fire
On a Monday night in December 2016, hundreds of false flames flickered in the hands of the mourners on the…