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.
Patrick Hogan, running for Assembly in California’s 5th District near Sacramento, is the sole Libertarian candidate who advanced to the November general election and is one of only three minor party candidates on the ballot in California. The Fresno Bee reported
The Lake Tahoe Ironman Competition scheduled for Sunday was canceled because of poor air quality caused by the King Fire. The smoke from the fire can be seen from hundreds of miles away. The air quality has been classified as
Gov. Jerry Brown, who had headed off receiving any possible criticism of his management from climate change advocates by recently signing a flurry of green-friendly bills, will be speaking at a United Nations climate summit this week, according to The
A San Diego man miraculously survived a nearly 75-foot drop, but sustained back injuries, when his truck was launched from a freeway overpass before hitting the roof and side of a restaurant in San Diego’s Mission Valley on Sunday afternoon.
Leaders in Las Vegas are showing new interest in re-establishing a rail link between Sin City and Southern California, after more than 20 years without rail service. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) said that she would push for resumption of Amtrak
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed two bills that would have made it easier for men to change their babies’ diapers in public areas, according to the Sacramento Bee. In doing so, Brown cited the conservative argument that California is already
LOS ANGELES, California — The Tea Party Caucus of the California Republican Party closed the weekend’s state GOP conference with a bang, auctioning off a Weatherby shotgun and a trip to the world-class Front Site firearms training institute. Weatherby donated
Entrepreneurs in California’s famous Humboldt County are worried that when the cannabis industry is expanded in the state, their golden goose will be stolen by those who live elsewhere, thus preventing the county from reaping the benefits of its teeming
Last week, Breitbart News noted that Texas public pension plans had the highest asset percentage of any state pension program invested in hedge funds, with one plan at almost a quarter of assets invested. It didn’t take long for Texans
Just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning, Sandra Vilchez, 29, mother of three, delivered her fourth child on the side of the 91 freeway–with some help from her husband, CBS Los Angeles reports. The couple’s three children were in the backseat of
Joan Rivers, who died on Sept. 4, appears to have promoted the iPhone 6 from her personal Facebook page, Los Angeles news station KTLA reports. A Facebook post was sent out from the late comedian on Friday, where she promoted the
When a property owner of a Sunset District rental came back home after leasing it to a group of Irish exchange students, she was shocked to see that the occupants had destroyed it. “They just smashed the house,” San Francisco
Though California’s Republican Party is fighting for its survival, California’s Democrats are struggling with deep divisions that have come to the surface in the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Though the office is technically nonpartisan, the superintendent’s race is
Despite a rousing speech by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who indicated that he would soon open an office in the state in pursuit of his presidential ambitions, California’s Republican Party convention in Los Angeles, “Reclaim California,” sounded a note of
LOS ANGELES — When Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) addressed members of California’s Republican Party on Saturday, he spoke to the audience like a presidential candidate, describing the type of leader he would be as a commander in chief. Paul told
Police officers have arrested the “Mission Impossible Burglar,” who they claim routinely bragged about his break-ins on social media, where he glorified his high-profile heists. Steven Jay Kreuger, whose most recent crime was the hijacking of more than $100,000 worth of
Only 10% contained and doubling in size overnight to 114 square miles, the raging blaze in the forest east of Sacramento has burned 80,000 acres and has led to the evacuation of almost 3,000 people. The Los Angeles Times reported
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
Education. Energy. Economy. Since I announced my candidacy for California State Senate, I have been laser focused on these three issues. Why? Because, without a doubt, these are the issues that matter most to Californians, regardless of party affiliation. “Stay
This week, the University of California-Berkeley stated that 500 freshmen face holds on their spring registration for failing to comply with their sexual harassment training requirements, reported CNN. In January, the Obama administration initiated a task force dedicated to preventing
Arrested for drunk driving in late August, Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) will not face arraignment until just days after the November election, in which Hueso is being challenged by a fellow Democrat. Hueso was also offered the option to
Early Saturday morning, an email went out from “Shut Down All Ports of Entry” protest organizer Stasyi Barth stating that due to “threat of mass violence to attendees, along with very suspicious activity on the Facebook site,” plans to protest
Leaving its February unanimous decision untouched, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused this week to rehear a case challenging a Northern California high school’s decision to force students to wear T-shirts inside out if they were emblazoned with
A Malibu doctor and UCLA professor of the treatment infectious diseases, Suzanne Donovan, has taken to Sierra Leone in an effort to help the World Health Organization bring control and hopefully put a stop to the deadly Ebola virus, for
