Daniel Nussbaum

Nearly 200 Fresno residents gathered at a local high school for the first of four scheduled “water forums” on Monday night, where individuals voiced their concerns and proposed long and short-term solutions to the city’s water crisis. However, according to

Authorities in Fresno are investigating an incident in which at least one man broke into the Foster Farms chicken shed and used a golf club to kill 920 chickens. “Whoever did something like this is pretty sick,” Deputy Chris Curtice

A Bay Area guitarist and folk singer was one of two men arrested Monday on suspicion of setting a string of fires in Alameda that ravaged local businesses and caused $3 million in damages. According to the San Francisco Chronicle,

A man whom police nicknamed “El Mustachio the Magician” for his unmistakable facial hair was arrested on suspicion of stealing goods from a Santa Cruz Costco at least three times. Shawn Fialho, 45, is thought to have stolen electronics at

LOS ANGELES — Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) formally announced his endorsement of 33rd district congressional candidate Elan Carr on Monday. Carr is running against state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) to replace the outgoing Rep. Henry Waxman. McCain’s endorsement comes on

A “swarm” of more than 600 earthquakes in just 24 hours struck the Mammoth Lake region of California, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, between Thursday and Friday morning. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least 109 earthquakes were

The San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego Union-Tribune editorial boards both announced Thursday afternoon their endorsement of Republican Pete Peterson in his bid for California secretary of state against Democratic state Senator Alex Padilla. The endorsements come on the heels

The Los Angeles and San Francisco district attorney offices have threatened ride-sharing companies Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar with legal action after claiming the companies are operating illegally and present “a continuing threat to consumers and the public.” According to the

A high school volleyball coach was fired this week after organizing an outdoor practice on hot pavement that caused several players on the team to suffer severe burns. Oak Hills High School junior varsity coach Mercedes Winchester, 25, released a

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s 17-month-long, seven-figure home improvement project has become such a nuisance to his neighbors in San Francisco that many feel as if they are “under siege” in their own homes, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Zuckerberg

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved the design of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in California. DHS had previously rejected an earlier design (pictured above) because it was not sufficiently distinctive from regular driver’s licenses. According to the Sacramento

A San Diego State University sophomore was forced to remove an American flag from his balcony after apartment managers said foreigners could find the display offensive. Brad Smith, who had just moved into the Boulevard 63 apartment complex in San

An eighth grade student in California was given detention after he shared some of his chicken burrito with a classmate who didn’t like the cafeteria’s lunch. Kyle Bradford told Central Pennsylvania’s Fox 43 that he just did what he thought was

A startup in Los Angeles is baking up marijuana-infused pizzas and delivering them right to patients’ doors, providing both a potent high and the inevitable munchies in one convenient package. Stoned Oven Gourmet Pizza bakes six-inch pizzas with 250 mg

LOS ANGELES — 33rd District Republican congressional candidate Elan Carr released a new, 30-second television advertisement on Thursday as the countdown to November’s midterm election dropped past the 50-day mark. The ad, titled “For Yolanda,” is the first television advertisement

An associate psychology professor at Stanford University is among 21 winners of this year’s prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grants for her work in the study of racial bias, including profiling by police. According to the McArthur Foundation website, Jennifer L.

A pedicab driver was arrested early Tuesday morning in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter after being accused of driving drunk while wearing a 2-foot-long ball python around his neck. Travis Young, 27, was arrested after being spotted at around 1:30 a.m.

The small town of Weed, California was devastated by a fast-moving wildfire that erupted Monday, destroying at least 100 homes and forcing thousands in the town to be evacuated to emergency shelters. More than 1,000 firefighters were still working to

Sushi prices nationwide could rise dramatically in the coming months, as rice production in drought-ravaged California is expected to fall by 25% this year. According to Politico, California’s 2,500 rice growers planted just 420,000 acres of the high-quality rice used

A 23-year-old Ojai, California native has pledged not to shower for 128 days to promote water conservation during the state’s devastating drought. Cody Creighton launched what he calls his “One Day Dirtier” campaign on Instagram last week, in honor of

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and House Majority PAC have increased their spending to help embattled Democrat Rep. Julia Brownley fend off a strong showing from Republican challenger Jeff Gorell. According to Roll Call, the increased spending on the

Support for the death penalty among California voters is at its lowest point in nearly fifty years, according to the findings of a recent Field Poll. Just 56% of Californians favor keeping the death penalty, while 34% would like the