Gov. Brown Declares State Of Emergency Over Wildfires, Says California Has Turned Into A 'Tinderbox'
Gov. Jerry Brown is declaring a state of emergency throughout California as wildfires rage in the parched state.
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Gov. Jerry Brown is declaring a state of emergency throughout California as wildfires rage in the parched state.
An association of abortion providers moved Friday to block the release of recordings it claims were made by an anti-abortion group that has previously revealed secretly recorded videos of a Planned Parenthood leader discussing the use of aborted fetuses for research.
Speier's office said the bill would end a Prohibition-era ban.
Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe global warming is having an impact on the state's persistent drought, sharing Gov. Jerry Brown's environmental concerns as he presses for tougher climate change standards, according to a new statewide poll released Wednesday.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and members of the Board of Supervisors gathered at City Hall Wednesday for the signing of a no-cut budget that will allow for expansion of many city departments during the city's fiscal year 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
With Boston out of the bidding, the dream of the 2024 Olympic games in California could still become a reality.
Opponents of California's new vaccine law have been cleared to begin collecting signatures to recall the legislation's author.
Amazon is making a pitch for a prime slice of air space to facilitate high speed package delivery using drones.
A federal appeals court in San Francisco for a second time Monday rejected a challenge by two Asian-American groups to a California law that bans the possession and sale of detached shark fins within the state.
A group representing the wireless industry has filed a lawsuit to put Berkeley's cellphone ordinance on hold, saying it violates the First Amendment.
University of California at San Francisco supports the construction of an 18,000-seat multi-use arena for the Golden State Warriors as long as there is secure access to its newly built medical center across from the proposed arena in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood, UCSF officials said Monday.
The American Beverage Association has sued the city of San Francisco, claiming new legislation requiring health warning labels on sugary beverages and prohibiting advertisements of them on city property violates the First Amendment.
State officials are struggling to keep portions of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta fresh as saltier water from the San Francisco Bay pushes inland during another summer of drought.
A county judge strongly indicated Friday he will dismiss a lawsuit against the state by a single mom given only months to live and other California right-to-die advocates who want doctors to be allowed to prescribe fatal medication for terminally ill people who want it.
The term 'sanctuary city' has become a rallying cry for conservative Republicans seeking stiffer immigration laws. They characterize such places as havens where those in the country illegally are protected from immigration authorities.
