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California remains about 4,000 inmates over that level and had been given until April 18 to meet the cap. That deadline was extended slightly as both sides were given time to file written arguments, due by Jan. 28.
Students who do not maintain at least a C-average or complete at least half of the units they attempted during two consecutive semesters would be at risk of losing their fee waivers.
The legislation by state Sen. Kevin de Leon is part of a growing effort across the country to pre-empt the spread of undetectable guns that can be made using 3-D printers.
The verdicts against former Fullerton Officer Manuel Ramos and Cpl. Jay Cicinelli were returned Monday in Orange County Superior Court.
A California chicken farm that was shut because of a cockroach infestation Wednesday says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations a day after calling employees back to work.
After months of sometimes angry debate, California education officials are set to take up rules this week aimed at making good on Gov. Jerry Brown's promise to invest in the state's future by overhauling how public schools are funded and directing more money to the neediest students.
Regulators have approved development of the first shellfish farm in federal waters off Southern California.
In Gov. Jerry Brown's promise to start paying off California's massive liabilities, the largest single unfunded debt will not be seeing any additional pay-down in the coming fiscal year.
Democrats across the nation are eager to make increasing the minimum wage a defining campaign issue in 2014, but in California a proposal to boost the pay rate to $12 an hour is coming from a different point on the political compass.
Company says successful test flight moves it closer to flying passengers into space.
The New York-based Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network on Friday joined 16-year-old Jewelyes Gutierrez' public defender and the president of the West Contra Costa Unified school board
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to redirect $250 million from an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has renewed debate about the project.
The case began with the investigation of two officers at Edwards Air Force Base in California and quickly widened to several other bases.
The single-engine plane was occupied by 51-year-old pilot, Dale Smith, a software executive from San Jose, Calif.; his son, Daniel Smith and his wife, Sheree Smith; and daughter Amber Smith with her fiance, Jonathon Norton.
California health officials say seven people have died from the flu so far this season, and more people are ending up in the hospital than expected.
