Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fish Decline Amid Drought
Five fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta saw their numbers drop last year amid the state's historic drought.
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Five fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta saw their numbers drop last year amid the state's historic drought.
California farmers now must abide by the nation's strictest rules for a widely used pesticide in a change designed to protect farmworkers and people who live and work near agricultural fields but is likely to raise prices on produce.
The state is ramping up advertising and marketing efforts in the final month of open enrollment for health insurance to minimize the estimated 1 million Californians who will face tax penalties for staying uninsured, exchange officials announced Tuesday.
It's no secret that Pac-12 basketball has been on the decline the past several years. Since UCLA reached its third straight Final Four in 2008, the conference has not had a Final Four team.
State Attorney General Kamala Harris has formally announced plans on Tuesday that she will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer in 2016.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris plans to announce on Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom posted on Facebook Monday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat that Barbara Boxer will give up in 2016.
JC Penney Co. plans to close 33 stores and cut about 2,000 jobs by April.
Gov. Jerry Brown plans to unveil a record $113 billion state spending plan that boosts schools and pays debt, but will reject additional funding for the University of California.
A Los Angeles-area company is recalling more than 48,000 pounds of frozen beef and pork that may be contaminated with metal.
The National Climate Data Center (NCDC) released end-of-year weather information for the U.S. Thursday, and it confirms that 2014 was California's warmest calendar year on record.
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California says she will not seek re-election in 2016 to a fifth term in office.
An Alameda County resident contracted measles after visiting a theme park in Southern California last month, public health officials announced on Wednesday.
California's high-speed rail project became the first in the nation to break ground on Tuesday, aiming to whisk travelers at 200 mph between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours.
With California Governor Jerry Brown beginning his unprecedented 4th term Monday, Melissa Griffin Caen looks at what may be on the agenda after inauguration day.
Doctors say they are seeing a jump in the number of people seeking help at emergency rooms after eating too much marijuana.
Work on the first leg of the system gets underway Tuesday, in Fresno. Once completed, it will be the nation's first high speed rail system.
Several dozen people stood outside in line before dawn at the Department of Motor Vehicles office in San Jose, as California began taking driver's license applications from illegal immigrants.
The Bay Area is home to magazines and periodicals about clothing, lifestyle, boating and hi-tech but now comes one about marijuana—California's growing cash crop.
Get ready to pay more for eggs. With the start of the new year, California starts requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings.
Monthly rates for customers of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.—the state's largest provider of electricity and natural gas service—are going up by nearly 6 percent for the average home.
As the Calendar turns, several new laws go into effect in California, including some that have been politically divisive in the Golden state.
Officials with the California Department of Water Resources measured the Sierra Nevada snow pack Tuesday — the first measurement of the snow pack this winter and things came up short.
Some local, state and federal officials are concerned that an old railroad bridge in Martinez, used to transport increasing car loads of highly volatile crude oil from North Dakota to East Bay refineries, may be unsafe.
Sixteen state firefighters have been placed on paid leave in an ongoing investigation that grew out of what California fire officials say were unfounded allegations of a sex tape.
