State appeals court rules Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled
State appeals court rules that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be let out of prison on parole.
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State appeals court rules that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be let out of prison on parole.
Scientists are naming a rare species of beetle in honor of former California Gov. Jerry Brown after finding one at his ranch.
On Wednesday, Telecommunications industry groups announced that they planned to stop trying to block California's net neutrality law that prevents broadband providers from throttling service.
A long-delayed plan to build a giant reservoir in Colusa County to help withstand the west coast's notorious droughts got a huge boost on Thursday when the federal government signaled its intent to loan the project nearly $2.2 billion — or about half the cost.
Former Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he's still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now are center stage globally: climate change and the threat of nuclear war.
Using a catch phase made popular by sporting goods giant Nike, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger advice to state residents when it comes to wearing COVID-19 face masks was very simple -- 'Just Do It'.
All four living former California governors - Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown - have agreed to join a task force to come up with a recovery plan for the state's economy, shattered by soaring unemployment brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown sees a way to bring together the world's largest carbon emitter and a U.S. state that's leading the way in energy standards: climate change.
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown issued a dire warning about potential global catastrophe from nuclear attack at the annual Doomsday Clock announcement Thursday.
Here are 10 things to know about Gavin Newsom, the next leader of California -- the nation's most populous state.
The devastation is mind numbing -- street after street of burned out homes, lives forever disrupted, dreams turned to piles of ash.
It was a matter of life and death in 2015 when California Gov. Jerry Brown pondered an assisted suicide bill granting terminally ill people the right to choose when they die. After much speculation, Brown signed the measure.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure that requires internet providers to maintain a level playing field online.
California's National Guard troops will deploy to the border to focus on fighting transnational gangs as well as drug and gun smugglers.
A Bay Area mother convicted of killing her three young daughters could soon be set free.
His executive order Friday is a significant expansion of Brown's already ambitious goal of selling 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025.
California's high-speed rail project is billions over budget, but Gov. Brown says it's still cheaper than building more freeways and airports.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared "California is prospering" on Thursday as he kicked off his final State of the State address as leader of the nation's most populous state.
Brown spoke Saturday at a Vatican symposium on the environment, where he said faith must join technical, scientific and political approaches to limiting environmental devastation.
Gov. Jerry Brown likened President Donald Trump to a strongman whose goal of walling off the U.S.-Mexico border conjures other infamous barriers from the past.
California gun owners are trying to put several initiatives on the ballot to overturn strict gun control laws signed by Governor Jerry Brown last month.
With the clock ticking toward California's presidential primary, Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday announced he was backing Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
Gov. Jerry Brown is endorsing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris barely two weeks before California's June 7 primary election.
California Governor Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, are selling their multilevel Zen-inspired home high in the wooded Oakland Hills.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022.
