Protesters Descend On Capitol To Condemn 'Fracking'
Protesters surrounded the California State Capitol Saturday, calling for Governor Jerry Brown to ban the oil and gas production process known as called "fracking."
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Protesters surrounded the California State Capitol Saturday, calling for Governor Jerry Brown to ban the oil and gas production process known as called "fracking."
Gov. Jerry Brown provided some very practical guidance for Californians amid a deepening drought: Take shorter showers, turn off the water while brushing teeth, and "don't flush more than you have to."
"The fact is, from a $27 billion deficit we now have a very significant surplus that can continue for many years to come.
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit and its two largest unions will be meeting for a second day over a key contract provision that has led to a lawsuit.
With another dry winter looming, California lawmakers called on Gov. Jerry Brown and President Barack Obama to declare a drought emergency and federal disaster in the state.
County jails that account for the vast majority of local inmates in California have seen a marked increase in violence since they began housing thousands of offenders who previously would have gone to state prisons.
Gov. Jerry Brown is remaining coy about whether he will seek an unprecedented fourth term next year, despite a Hollywood fundraiser this week that could pad his campaign war chest significantly.
Three years after our investigation, victims of foreclosure rescue company U.S. Loan Auditors may finally see some of their money back.
The 2012 payroll was $516 million, up 39 percent from 2008 when it was just $373 million.
Gov. Jerry Brown is naming a new secretary of labor to replace his appointee to the position, the retiring Marty Morgenstern.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a gun-rights advocate, outspoken critic of illegal immigration and social conservative, has announced he will challenge Gov. Jerry Brown next year.
Justin Oldfield—a central valley rancher who also represents the California Cattlemen's Association—says rustlers are drawn to the $1,500 a head of cattle could catch.
Gov. Jerry Brown has decided to allow freedom to a woman who received a life sentence when she was a teen for killing her former pimp.
California's political watchdog agency announced the largest fine in its history for campaign reporting violations and ordered two political action committees to pay the state $15 million for failing to properly report the source of funds spent in the 2012 election.
Gov. Jerry Brown said problems remain in California's prison system, even as he argues that conditions have improved so much that the state should take over control from the federal courts.
Gun owners' groups are considering recall campaigns against five Democratic state lawmakers, including Assembly Speaker John Perez.
California prison officials said Wednesday that they will change the rules for using pepper spray on mentally ill inmates, as a federal judge considers whether current practices violate inmates' civil rights.
Federal judges are giving California an additional month to reduce its prison population, as negotiations continue over a longer-term delay.
It's the reason that police and firefighters are not allowed to strike. But because BART is not a state agency, the union does not have to follow this law.
Californians and people in earthquake prone regions around the world were gearing up for a major earthquake drill.
California's parole board has voted to release one of the men convicted of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy murdered over a drug debt, a slaying that inspired the 2007 movie "Alpha Dog."
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's appeal of a lower-court order that could force the state to release thousands of California prison inmates before they complete their sentences.
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned future sales of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines, part of a firearms package approved by state lawmakers in response to mass shootings in other states.
AB375 by Democratic Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan of Alamo was approved by lawmakers a year after a more stringent bill died in the state Assembly after union opposition.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill designed to make it easier for transgender Californians to obtain birth certificates reflecting name and gender changes.
