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.
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
Former Navy SEAL Jason Matthew Mullaney pled guilty Monday to charges of grand theft and fraud in the false sale of securities, reportedly using his SEAL status to solicit investments from fellow SEALs and a family friend. Mullaney stole over
UCLA has been ranked ahead of rival school USC according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of university rankings and UC Berkeley has again been placed as the top public university overall. The list, which was released
Following Tim Cook’s goofy performance in San Francisco last June at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, the performance at today’s supposed big iPhone 6 launch at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California was an even bigger yawn. In
Supermodel Cindy Crawford attended a city council meeting last night where she and a group of concerned parents urged officials to pressure the school district to conduct further testing on toxicity levels at Malibu High School. A major story broke
John McTiernan, director of action classics like “Die Hard” and “The Hunt For Red October,” was just released from prison in February after serving 10 months for lying to the FBI. After receiving a career award at the Deauville film
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
Citing its theme of “God did not design a mother’s womb to be the baby’s tomb,” St. Stephen’s Cathedral Church of God in Christ, in San Diego, has announced that it will hold memorial services for aborted babies and children
Biologists at UCLA have identified a gene that can slow the aging process throughout the entire body when “activated” remotely in key organ systems. Scientists activated a gene in fruit flies’ intestines called AMPK that is a key sensor that
The light drizzle that sprinkled Los Angeles on Monday will not mitigate the extreme drought conditions the region has experienced over the last three years. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the city and outlying areas
A 31-year-old testicular cancer survivor from Salinas, California is pushing a 6-foot inflatable “testicle” across the country to heighten the public’s awareness of the disease. According to local NBC News affiliate KSBW-TV, Thomas Cantley says he is going to depend on public
SAN DIEGO, California — Gang tattoos have tipped off U.S. Border Patrol to the MS-13 affiliation of an El Salvadorian national apprehended in the El Centro section of the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year, marking the 22nd member of the
LOS ANGELES — On Saturday, veterans, family, friends, and some of Hollywood’s most notable figures convened in the Veterans Home in West Los Angeles to celebrate the 95th birthday of iconic war and Hollywood photographer Sergeant Phil Stern. Coinciding with
A mobile app which seeks to help reduce water consumption called Shower With Friends won first place at Sunday’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014 Hackathon in San Francisco. Contrary to its moniker, the app does not encourage users to literally shower
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 small fire in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park that had been allowed to burn for forest restoration and various other reasons was transformed into a dangerous wildfire on Sunday by strong winds and high temperatures, reports the Fresno
A six-year-old autistic boy who had been missing since Saturday morning was discovered the next day, the San Jose Mercury News reports, by several homeless people and good Samaritans whose modesty prevented them from calling themselves heroes despite their act of kindness.
SAN DIEGO, California — Just days before the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and in the midst of reports of a growing number of homegrown Islamic terrorists, over 900 participants, each designated to remember a specific fallen hero,
A pioneering professor at the University of California pled guilty on Friday of traveling to foreign countries to have sex with underage boys. The professor, Walter Lee Williams, was a pioneer in what is called “queer studies” and worked at
Two people were reportedly shot on a party bus, prompting the driver to pull up to the LAPD’s 77th District station in South Central Los Angeles on Sunday night. According to CBS News, it is unclear whether the individuals were
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a wildfire in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park that forced the helicopter evacuation of about 100 park visitors nearly quadrupled in size overnight. The wind-whipped fire had burned through about 4
San Francisco is experiencing a culinary drain of sorts due to the high cost of living in the city, which is forcing many of its most talented chefs and cooks to leave in search of more affordable cities such as
In a rare appearance marking his former identity as governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to Sacramento on Monday for two reasons: to join Governor Jerry Brown to champion the state’s efforts addressing climate change, and to celebrate the
Larger than any other animal on earth, California blue whales are surging to numbers not seen in over 100 years, a fresh wave of evidence indicates. Research reveals approximately 2,200 California blue whales now cruise the eastern Pacific Ocean off
