Daniel Nussbaum

Just 13% of California voters approve of the job Congress is doing, while an overwhelming 75% disapprove, according to the results of the latest Field Poll released over the weekend. The poll’s findings also show that California Democrats are more

A group of unknown, “heavily-armed” men dressed in camouflage have been dropping from helicopters into marijuana fields in Mendocino County in order to chop down plants and eradicate growing operations. According to CBS San Francisco’s KPIX, one of the groups

Tensions are high near a Los Gatos nudist resort after a neighboring open space district accused the nudists of stealing water from the district and using it to keep the resort open amid California’s devastating drought.  On Thursday, rangers from

Democratic State Senator Roderick Wright was sentenced on Friday to 90 days in jail, three years of probation, and 1,500 hours of community service after being convicted on federal perjury and voting fraud charges in January. Wright is also banned

Thousands of people will visit a West Sacramento memorial park over the next few days to commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The park features thousands of small American flags, arranged neatly in rows; one flag for each

Reports of the theft of “succulent” plants–plants that can retain water and adapt to survive in drought-like conditions–are on the rise in Northern California. CBS News’ San Francisco affiliate KPIX reports that Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek became one of many

Coachella Valley High School (CVHS) has a new “Arab” mascot ,following complaints from an anti-discrimination group that claimed the school’s previous mascot was stereotypical and offensive. The new mascot is an “ethnically-ambiguous-looking” man with a neatly-trimmed beard and a kaffiyeh,

A new Field Poll released Wednesday shows broad support for Proposition 1, California’s $7.5 billion water bond measure on the ballot this November, but just one in three of the state’s likely voters had heard of the proposed measure. California’s

A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, built an earthquake early warning system with just $100 and some scattered computer parts.  Astronomy professor Joshua Bloom used a $35 “Raspberry pie” mini-computer, a speaker, a Wi-Fi adapter, and an SD

The Fresno Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a group of people who forced a woman to strip naked, then proceeded to beat her and chase her down a Fresno street on Saturday. A video of

Rep. Darrell Issa (R- California) is the wealthiest member of Congress for a second straight year, with a minimum net worth of $327.25 million, according to Roll Call‘s annual “50 Richest Members of Congress” report. Issa, who made his fortune

Authorities are on the hunt for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon near a winery in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino, according to a spokesman from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Lt.

A 33-pound cat who made international headlines for his size died of pneumonia-related complications on Saturday, according to the cat’s foster care provider. Angela Jackson-Brunning, who first began caring for the ironically named “Little Dude” two weeks ago after he

A deputy Los Angeles city attorney was arrested at his home on Thursday on multiple charges of child pornography, according to the Los Angeles Times. LAPD spokeswoman and Officer Liliana Peciado told the Times that Christopher Richard Garcia, 57, was

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is willing to spend any amount of money to spread Internet access around the world, a move he hopes will develop local economies and ultimately help Facebook’s bottom line. Speaking at

The battle against the controversial “Six Californias” ballot measure has added another member to its fighting ranks. Former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez will act as chairman of “OneCalifornia,” the organization founded to counter Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper’s

The chances of an El Niño that would help relieve a drought-wary California this fall or winter have fallen for a second straight month, to just 60-65%, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA). In May, forecasters had

The FBI claims that just three bank robbers in San Diego are responsible for a significant spike in bank robberies in the area over the past year. FBI Special Agent Darrell Foxworth told local ABC affiliate 10News that one of

San Francisco’s new Rainbow Honor Walk memorial, which features bronze plaques of notable LGBT advocates embedded into the sidewalk on Castro Street, is riddled with typos. The memorial features the faces of 20 prominent LGBT activists, including Tennessee Williams, Oscar

Governor Jerry Brown’s lead over Republican gubernatorial challenger Neel Kashkari dropped to 16% with just two months to go until November’s midterm election, according to the results of a Field Poll published Thursday. Brown previously held a 20% lead in

LOS ANGELES – A new startup hopes to wrest control of the political system from special interests and place political power back into the hands of voters this November. Crowdpac, based in Menlo Park, California, provides a unique, comprehensive database

A new law in Berkeley, California requires medical marijuana dispensaries to donate at least 2 percent of their weed to low-income residents in the city. The Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to pass the first-of-its-kind legislation earlier this summer, according

The new budget for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) includes funds for a special team of cleaners that will help ensure the Bay Area’s heavily trafficked train stations smell urine and feces-free. Power washing the feces on a BART

Authorities raided a marijuana growing operation near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Central California after discovering the growers were diverting water from an American Indian reservation directly into their own reservoirs. According to the Associated Press, members