Oldest Woman Born In Mexico Dies In California At 114
Soledad Mexia died Friday at the Silverado Senior Living Hospice, said Dr. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group at the University of California Los Angeles.
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Soledad Mexia died Friday at the Silverado Senior Living Hospice, said Dr. Stephen Coles of the Gerontology Research Group at the University of California Los Angeles.
The former 10-term congressman kept a low profile on last final day, ceding media attention to a mock celebration by accusers who gave him several parting gifts, including a mirror that attorney Gloria Allred said he can look at when asking who's to blame for his resignation.
In doing so, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled that a lawsuit filed by foie gras producers seeking to invalidate the California law was on its last legs.
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.
