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.
Sandra Fluke has renewed her free birth control campaign over social media, with calls to “fix Hobby Lobby,” i.e. to overturn the religious exemption to abortifacient contraceptives that was recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year. Her tweets
KTLA 5 Los Angeles reports that there is a prostitution ring existing throughout Hollywood at various posh hotels, hotels that also cooperate with the LAPD to blunt the trade. The latest attempt to arrest prostitutes at a hotel occurred at
Governor Jerry Brown has called upon President Barack Obama to declare Napa Valley a federal disaster area in the wake of the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled the region two weeks ago, so that the city will receive federal funds to aid
Kings County farmers and residents who oppose California’s high-speed rail project are attempting a last-ditch effort to stop the construction of the $68 million behemoth. They are asking the California Supreme Court to hear their case and overturn an appellate
SAN DIEGO, California — Ousted former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner held the 51st Congressional seat until 2012 when he left to run for mayor, and Democrat Juan Vargas took up the vacancy. Two years later, Vargas’s November contender is
The Silicon Valley signature perk of lavish lunches and gourmet extravaganzas that tech companies offer employees is being challenged by the IRS. The federal tax bureau is arguing that the feasts are a taxable fringe benefit and is seeking to
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
A Mexican citizen was busted last week for attempting to smuggle over $1.5 million in marijuana over the U.S.-Mexico border under the guise that he was hauling a large quantity of Christmas bows. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at
Two California judges were censured by the judicial disciplinary commission for having sexual relations in their courthouse chambers. The most severe public reprimand the Commission on Judicial Performance can exercise against a judge was levied on Orange County Judge Scott Steiner
SAN DIEGO — Smashed computer screens, water damage and stolen gift cards were among the estimated thousands of dollars in damage done to Republican Carl DeMaio’s congressional campaign office in a pre-primary break-in. Now suspicion has apparently fallen upon former
On January 9, at a press conference in the State Capitol introducing his FY 2014-15 budget, Governor Jerry Brown said, “There will be no new taxes for the foreseeable future.” Could it be that we have reached the unforeseen future
Orange County could see a surge in the issuance of concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits following the passing of a February court ruling that relaxed the standards for obtaining such permits. Prior to the ruling, interested applicants — typically business
California State Senator Joel Anderson is sponsoring a bill calling for President Barack Obama to eliminate quotas and speed up the process for Iraqi Christian refugees to enter the United States. Fox 5 reported that Bill SJR17 directs the State
Parts of the Central Valley housing market have rebounded recently, resulting in a 60% increase in inventory and the median price of existing homes in Fresno surpassing $200,000 for the first time since 2008. “Inventory is back. This is good
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
On August 30, the California State Senate rejected SB 53, a bill introduced by incoming Senate president Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) requiring background checks for ammunition purchases. According to the Los Angeles Times, the measure would have required “that
CBS 13 in Sacramento reports that the local Labor Day picnic was troubled by a schism among union members. The rift followed the suspension of Bill Camp, the outspoken labor leader who has opposed Mayor Kevin Johnson’s attempt to increase
SAN DIEGO — Like stores stocking Christmas decorations in August, campaign ads in California’s 52nd Congressional district have begun making appearances especially early in the high profile battle for a seat held by freshman Democrat Congressman Scott Peters (right, above)
A handful of hecklers in Richmond, California has been aiming “bigoted vitriol” at the city’s first openly gay elected leader, Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles, according to the Contra Costa Times. However, some residents believe the media’s amplification of the situation
The effort to keep Tesla Motors Inc. in California may have run into a major roadblock, according to the Los Angeles Times. Legislators in Sacramento failed to make a deal with Tesla before they adjourned, leaving other competitors such as
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, unless Californians ante up to save the endangered Salton Sea, there could be environmental consequences for its surrounding areas, such as deteriorating air quality. The Salton Sea is the largest inland lake in the
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plunged below 50% among registered voters in California in a new Field Poll released Tuesday, falling to 45%, with disapproval reaching 43%. At the start of the summer, Obama enjoyed his traditional cushion among
Hoping to bring good luck to their favorite bills, California legislators, staff, and lobbyists toss a penny off the second floor of the capitol rotunda, trying to land it in the hat of a statue of Queen Isabella sitting next
Coachella Valley High School has retired an Arab mascot the school has used since the 1920s, following complaints from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in November that the mascot was stereotypical and offensive. At Friday’s opening season opening football game, the
SAN DIEGO, California – Mexican nationals smuggling over a total of $1 million worth of narcotics were apprehended in two separate incidents on the same day along the I-5 corridor through the cooperation of Border Patrol Agents and their K-9s.
