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Under AB917, at least 50 percent of teachers and support staff, such as cafeteria workers or custodians, would need to back any effort to convert a public school to a charter or start a new one.
Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old Gregory Meyer of Studio City was arrested early Friday after his JetBlue flight from Burbank to New York was diverted to Denver.
With the Bay Bridge closed all weekend, the alternate route ran him a whopping $202 - and he posted live updates of his frustrating adventure on Twitter during the long journey.
Brian Banks had his rape and kidnapping charges dropped after the woman who made the charge when Banks was 16 recanted her accusation.
A federal appeals court has ruled California can keep in place its ban on selling foie gras.
A bill heading to Gov. Jerry Brown would allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg is California's acting governor, with the state's two top chief executives out of state over the holiday weekend.
With the last big travel weekend of the summer arriving, some nervous tourists are keeping an eye on the huge Sierra Nevada wildfire, wondering whether it will interfere with their travel plans to destinations like Yosemite National Park.
More than $3.5 million the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spent on training and new equipment should have gone into California's cash-strapped general fund, according to a new audit.
The Democratic leaders of the state Senate and Assembly have sparred over important legislation dealing with water, environmental protection, the Public Records Act, municipal corruption and more.
Lawmakers, businesses and parents use the annual report cards to evaluate individual schools and school districts. They are being recalibrated as the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law gives way to new measures championed by the Obama administration.
Charges of driving under the influence causing death were added Thursday to murder and other counts against a California man accused of stealing an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer's pickup truck from a casino valet stand and crashing it, killing the officer and a relative as they tried to stop him.
Those who keep their hard-to-get Labor Day lodging reservations in Yosemite will enjoy a pleasant surprise: stunning views of the towering granite icons Half Dome and El Capitan with less of the usual holiday congestion.
California high school students improved their performance during the last academic year on an exit exam required for graduation, while fewer public schools at all grade levels met state and federal benchmarks that are used to evaluate how well schools educate youngsters, according to results released Thursday.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the nation's first-of-its-kind law in California prohibiting health practitioners from offering psychotherapy aimed at making gay youth straight.
Thousands of California licensed drivers who already passed their tests are receiving letters from the DMV stating their licenses are about to be cancelled.
A Sacramento Regional Transit train and a pickup truck collided on the Gold Line in Rancho Cordova on Friday afternoon.
The Golden Gate Bridge will be closed for several hours on July 4, as fireworks will be launched from the span for the country's 250th birthday.
We compiled a list of where you can view fireworks around the Greater Sacramento area.
A 22-year-old man died on Wednesday after being pulled out of a river at South Yuba State Park in Nevada County.
A North Sacramento home was damaged from flames that spread from a nearby trailer fire, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
A year after fireworks sparked a destructive fire, a Sacramento business is still dealing with damages.
There are growing concerns and confusion over Sacramento's new emergency shelter voucher program that helps homeless families. Advocates are demanding change after they say more families were forced to leave their motels.
Artificial intelligence is developing faster than phones, the internet, and maybe anything we've seen. With popularity rising among AI-generated images, some artists say they are feeling the squeeze.
Let the games begin. The debut of the X Games in Sacramento is on Friday at Cal Expo.
Assemblymember Alex Lee announced on Wednesday that $20 million in the 2026-27 fiscal budget has been allocated to restart the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Program after the program paused at the end of June due to a lack of funding.
Two men were arrested in Central California after detectives found about 2,000 pounds of stolen peaches loaded onto a trailer, authorities said.
The City of Sacramento is on the cusp of transformation as most state workers are set to return to the office four days a week under a mandate ordered by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Downtown businesses are welcoming the added foot traffic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a nearly $352 billion spending plan Monday that delays some cuts to healthcare programs, increases funding for childcare and sets aside money to help speed up the state's vote count ahead of the November election.
Fracking and drilling could be coming back to California. Environmental advocates say it could be devastating to wildlife and communities.
Ticket reseller StubHub abruptly canceled customers' tickets to World Cup matches, costing them thousands of dollars, a lawsuit alleges.
Shea Langeliers hit his 20th home run and the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game losing streak, their longest this season.
Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
The Athletics will be without slugger Brent Rooker for the remainder of the season as he will undergo left knee surgery, manager Mark Kotsay said on Wednesday.
The San Francisco Bay Area repeated history with Wednesday's FIFA Men's World Cup round-of-32 match between the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
NCAA President Charlie Baker told CBS News he doesn't think the group will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said "the Constitution is not a suggestion" and that "the Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans."
Longtime labor activist Dolores Huerta says President Trump's disparaging remarks about Mexicans show he "does not know history," and called on Latinos in California, Texas and other states to push for change.
President Trump earned more than a billion dollars from crypto-related ventures alone last year, according to a financial disclosure, including from his meme coin business and his family's cryptocurrency firm.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Confirmed Ebola cases in the outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, and tracing those who've been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that was threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
A skydiver was seen making a hard landing during the Folsom Pro Rodeo on Thursday night.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Friday evening.
A Sacramento Regional Transit train and a pickup truck collided on the Gold Line in Rancho Cordova on Friday afternoon.
Crews are battling a fire at an old building near the Stockton waterfront on Friday.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this Independence Day weekend.