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A 7-mile stretch of Southern California coastline that was closed to swimmers and surfers after globs of oily goo washed ashore could reopen Friday after a two-day cleanup effort.
Despite the continuing boom of flashy industries like tech and more people moving in than out - turns out most Californians think things aren't all that golden in the State.
California may become the first state to explicitly allow motorcycles to weave between stalled cars in traffic.
A Bay Area company is catering to medical marijuana users statewide who have a sweet tooth.
It could cost a lot more to file a ballot measure in California.
After years of techies and start ups flocking to Silicon Valley, now they are flocking away, for better pay and more affordable places to live.
California's $59 billion backlog of roadway maintenance projects has Governor Jerry Brown fed up and seeking to raise the state's gas tax, which hasn't been increased since the early '90s.
Crisis pregnancy centers in California would have to tell visitors that abortion is an option under legislation approved by the state Assembly.
Plains All American Pipeline is downgrading the amount of oil it says spilled off a California coastline in a worst-case scenario.
Veterans get free admission into all California State Parks this Memorial Day Monday in honor of their service to the country.
California would be the first state to ban using bullhooks to guide and discipline elephants, under a bill moving through the Legislature.
The State Water Resources Control Board has accepted an historic offer by farmers to make a 25 percent voluntary water cut to avoid deeper losses later.
One hour before a 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Napa area Thursday night, a rare 4.2 quake woke up people living near London.
A salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna has sickened 53 people in nine states, health officials said Thursday.
Governor Jerry Brown signaled his support for more aggressive water-saving measures Thursday in the face of the state's historic drought, including a controversial plan to use recycled wastewater to replenish the drinking water supply.
California Governor Jerry Brown endorsed San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee for reelection at a business conference, but he missed his opportunity to do so during his speech.
Climate experts say El Nino is growing stronger and could bring drought-busting wet weather to California this year.
More than a dozen young great white sharks were spotted in waters off Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach.
Regulators are ordering farmers with California's oldest water rights to stop pumping from the San Joaquin River watershed for the first time in memory.
This is the fourth X-37B mission for the military research program, which is shrouded in secrecy.
Members of a commission led by California's lieutenant governor said Tuesday that legalizing the recreational use of marijuana could generate enough tax revenue to fund drug education and counseling centers at every high school in the state, a potential upside that should be seriously considered as activists work to put a pot-legalization initiative before voters next year.
Oil floating off the California coast after a spill from a broken pipe now stretches about 9 miles.
More than 120 courthouses around California are at risk of partial collapse in an earthquake and more than a dozen are here in the Bay Area.
There's a strong chance the rain that's drenching Texas and the Southern Plains will be heading to California if the current El Nino pattern continues to strengthen.
A Pleasant Hill resident is the first on his block to have a golf-course green lawn thanks to spray paint, but don't worry, it's eco-friendly.
