Feds Approve Of First Leg Of California High-Speed Rail
Federal officials have given their approval to start construction on the first phase of California's high-speed rail system.
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Federal officials have given their approval to start construction on the first phase of California's high-speed rail system.
The Endeavour had been scheduled to leave Florida on Monday for its final flight before ending up in a Southern California museum. It will now leave on Wednesday making its way across the US arriving in California on Friday.
There were no damage reports after an earthquake jolted rural areas of Northern California near the Oregon border.
Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it fought against for years: tax collector.
If the election for President of the United States were held today, Barack Obama would defeat Mitt Romney and cement California's 55 electoral college votes into the Democratic column, according to a newly released KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll of likely voters.
Gov. Jerry Brown was at Oracle Headquarters in Redwood Shores Tuesday morning to sign legislation creating a new department that aims to strengthen economic ties with foreign trading partners.
A Marin County town is pushing the State Legislature to adopt a "Homeless Bill of Rights" similar to the one recently adopted in Rhode Island, according to San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch.
According to a report from non-profit watchdog California Common Sense, the state now spends more on prisons than universities.
Two light earthquakes struck California's Central Valley Friday, hours after a temblor shook the Los Angeles area.
San Francisco right hander Matt Cain has become the latest celebrity to be photographed as part of the NoH8 campaign for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights.
The chairman of the Democratic Party in California returned home on Tuesday and was not expected back at the Democratic National Convention after igniting a firestorm of controversy by comparing Republican tactics during this year's presidential campaign to the "big lie" strategy most famously employed by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.
California's top education official says the state's students posted the ninth straight year of gains in English and math proficiency on this year's standardized tests.
California plans to crack down on Internet sellers who don't collect state sales taxes.
Lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would end what supporters say is an increasingly prevalent form of discrimination against unemployed job seekers.
The state Senate has passed a bill that would make nannies, housekeepers, childcare providers and caregivers in California eligible for overtime and meal breaks.
A new study by climate researchers suggests California heat waves are trending toward being more humid with elevated nighttime temperatures and are becoming stronger in populous coastal areas.
The bulk of the projected savings in the pension-reform deal announced by Gov. Jerry Brown won't be felt for decades because most of the proposed changes will affect employees who have yet to be hired.
A bill that would ban the public display of rifles and shotguns in most California cities and towns is on its way to the governor over stiff objections from numerous lawmakers.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 has occurred near the Southern California city of Yorba Linda.
The California State Assembly has approved what supporters say would be the nation's first ban on a form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight.
Religious officials who do not want to perform gay weddings will not have to worry about jeopardizing their nonprofit status if a bill approved by the state Assembly becomes California law.
In a roll call of states at the Republican National Convention, former California Gov. Pete Wilson cast the votes of all the Golden State's delegates for Romney and compared him to former President Ronald Reagan of California.
California would prohibit the public display of rifles and shotguns under a bill approved by the state Senate.
The California Assembly has approved a bill that would allow children to have more than two legal parents.
The state Senate has approved a bill that would allow nurses to dispense birth control, making it easier for women to get contraceptives at primary care clinics.
