A majority of California voters support an upcoming ballot measure that would strip funding from the high speed rail project and divert it toward new water storage projects, according to a poll released Thursday.
ZMapp, it’s the Ebola virus drug that could be key in beating back the spread of the deadly disease sweeping across Western Africa and now trickling into Spain and the United States. Though the initial few doses of the experimental
President Obama made his way to San Francisco’s Bay Area on Friday to continue raising funds for the Democratic Party, despite the fact that many in his party have been distancing themselves from him. Democrats are projected to lose control to
Gov. Jerry Brown just signed a law requiring that California health care providers be trained to better understand the specific health needs of the LGBT community. The law is meant to target inequities in medical treatment for LGBT patients who,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents apprehended a man caught transporting approximately $636,400 of extremely potent China White heroin along I-15 in Murrietta, California Tuesday morning, just weeks after a $166K bust in nearby San Clemente. About 9 a.m.
President Obama stopped by the campaign headquarters of state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) on Thursday to offer his endorsement of the candidate in person and to provide some motivation to campaign volunteers working the phones. Lieu is running against Republican
As Obamacare is fully implemented as a national mandate for individuals, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that four million people who chose to continue to be uninsured and do not qualify for exemptions will pay a fine on their
Drug cartels, illegal marijuana farms, and cannabis cultivators are threatening the existence of an already-rare creature (about the size of a house cat) known as the Pacific Fisher along the Pacific coastline. The threat stems from the use of poisonous
BRENTWOOD, Los Angeles — A protester from the Occupy group 99Rise took to a busy Los Angeles intersection on Thursday in opposition to big money in politics. He “occupied” a spot just a few blocks away from Gwyneth Paltrow’s home,
On Thursday afternoon President Barack Obama spoke to tech startup entrepreneurs and answered their questions at Los Angeles’ co-working space Cross Campus. Amidst touting his various self-proclaimed achievements and blaming Congress for Washington’s problems, the president referred to himself as
Since there is nothing more self-righteous than an addict who just got out of rehab, it was not surprising that Microsoft’s General Counsel Brad Smith at a Silicon Valley panel discussion on NSA surveillance would say, “You own your data.
On Thursday, Oscar winning Actress Gwyneth Paltrow concluded her introductory remarks about President Obama at a star studded fundraiser held in the backyard of her upscale Brentwood home in Los Angeles, saying that she was turning the microphone over to
Surveillance video footage captured a mountain lion standing on top of a vehicle in front of a home in San Jose, California this week, prompting the owner to make the video public in an attempt to inform his neighbors to
An Oakland-based solar energy company jettisoned their plans to build a 75-story solar tower outside of California’s Joshua Tree National Park because solar rays emanating from the structure incinerated birds in midair. BrightSource Energy’s decision to abandon the project saved
The Los Angeles police warned motorists that the president’s motorcade will affect streets in Santa Monica, Brentwood, Westwood and Beverly Hills on Thursday. According to the Los Angeles Times, here is the list of streets and times that will be affected
Obama’s three-day fundraising foray among California wealthiest Democratic supporters, which kicks-off on Thursday with a visit to Hollywood and includes a trip on Friday to Silicon Valley, comes during times of disenchantment. President Obama’s support in California has diminished, and
Fiery debate continues in one of the mostly hotly contested Congressional races in the country between incumbent lock step Democrat Scott Peters and “New Generation Republican” candidate Carl DeMaio. Both candidates have been busy fighting for those coveted moderate swing
LOS ANGELES, California — Several posters depicting actress Gwyneth Paltrow as an “Obama Drone” have surfaced near the Brentwood home of the Iron Man 3 and Shakespeare in Love actress. Paltrow is hosting President Barack Obama at her home for a dinner-fundraiser
Gov. Jerry Brown is ignoring his GOP opponent, Neel Kashkari, and is airing three TV ads to urge support for two issues on November’s ballot: a $7.5-billion water bond measure and the state rainy-day fund. The two ballot measures Brown
LOS ANGELES, California — On the same day the first Ebola patient diagnosed with the virus in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, was pronounced dead in Texas, news broke that an unidentified patient had been admitted to and placed under isolation in
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Wednesday, Democratic Congressional candidate Ro Khanna said he would champion a bipartisan approach in Washington, “reaching across the aisle” to work with Republicans as Silicon Valley’s representative. He contrasted his own approach
A pilot using an air tanker to battle a massive wildfire at Yosemite National Park died after the aircraft crashed on Tuesday. Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant told CNN that authorities lost contact with the pilot on Tuesday afternoon while
Apartment rental prices in Los Angeles are expected to rise over 8% over the next two years, according to a study conducted by USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate. The study estimates that rent prices will increase 8.2% in Los
SAN DIEGO, California — With four weeks until the November election, California Republican candidates for offices ranging from governor to local community college trustee gathered for a forum in San Diego on Tuesday evening. The event covered a wide range
Dozens of California public officials who have called for residents to cut back their water use amid the state’s devastating drought are apparently ignoring their own demands for conservation, and are allegedly using enough water for multiple households. According to
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for taking bribes–including thousands of dollars and hundreds of egg rolls–in exchange for providing legal status or U.S. citizenship to foreign nationals. The
