Water Officials Announce Largest Cuts On Record For California Farmers
Drought-stricken California has ordered the largest cuts on record to farmers holding some of the state's strongest water rights.
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Drought-stricken California has ordered the largest cuts on record to farmers holding some of the state's strongest water rights.
Amazon has announced they'll be adding over 700 full-time jobs at its fulfillment facility in Tracy.
In a dramatic move by the White House, offshore oil drilling is being permanently banned along a new stretch of the Northern California coast.
California can claim the title as the seventh-largest world economy after recovering from a drop in output following the 2008 financial crisis.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which supplies drinking water to 2.6 million Bay Area customers, says the supply looks good heading into summer, but conservation remains a top priority.
A California lawmaker is proposing to let local communities tax the worst water-guzzling residents and businesses as much as 300 percent in the state's historic drought.
Weeks after he declared a state of emergency, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration set aside $687 million to help house farmworkers and others struggling in drought-devastated counties. Nearly half of it has not been awarded or spent.
California is setting an ambitious goal for home builders that would make all new houses produce as much energy as they use within the next five years.
A state judicial council voted Monday to unanimously approve a rule change that will allow California drivers to contest traffic violations without first paying for them.
Last week we were wondering if we would ever be able to put away our winter sweaters and today we got our answer.
Millions of apartment dwellers in California have been given a free ride when it comes to water, but now that water supplies are running low, those renters could have an added new expense.
A top California oil and gas regulator has resigned amid questions about oilfield contamination of the state's water supplies.
A rare California condor is recovering nicely at the Oakland zoo after being brought in with alarmingly high levels of lead.
A new forecast says the economic impact of California's drought will grow by $500 million in 2015, to $2.7 billion.
California lawmakers are pushing forward a bill to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21.
The California Senate has approved legislation that would make the state the first in the nation to extend health coverage to children who are in the country illegally.
California state Sen. Mark Leno is pushing a plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $13 an hour, but some critics say the wage increase would be a "job killer".
Californians responded to the worst snowpack measurement on record and unprecedented drought restrictions by decreasing their water use 13.5 percent in April.
The camps taking in children this summer may not be regulated by the state, or even have a license in California.
The backyard swimming pool is becoming the latest victim of the lingering California drought.
A firm with Bay Area ties has now doubled the amount of meat products it is recalling from restaurants in California and other states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The new state-mandated water conservation rules are now in effect as of June 1st, but East Bay Municipal Utilities District is among the agencies in the Bay Area that have already implemented water-saving strategies.
Starting Monday, Californians must cut back on their water usage. It's part of the new state rules to deal with the drought.
One legislative chief of staff confirmed that the service is intended to prevent drunk driving by legislators.
A dangerous and sometimes deadly virus that has affected thousands of dogs in the Midwest has shown up in California.
