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 Environmental Protection Agency has stated that Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $25 billion Bay Delta Conservation Plan could violate the federal Clean Water Act and increase harm to endangered fish species. Brown’s plan calls for the construction of two tunnels in order
On Thursday, Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California, adjacent to Oregon, formally requested state officials to allow them to secede from the state and form a new state to be called Jefferson, according to the Sacramento Bee. The two counties’
Rep. David Valadao (R-Bakersfield) lashed out at Democrats, including congressional opponent Amanda Renteria, on California’s urgent drought problem, saying Democrat policies will fail to provide relief for millions of Central Valley residents living with severe water shortages. “Our forefathers expected
Tom Steyer, the former hedge fund honcho who is now a billionaire focusing his energies on environmental activism, acknowledged on Thursday that he will spend $1 million to support Democrats in California in 2014 who fight for environmental causes as
California lawmakers passed a bill for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign that will ensure transgendered Californians the ability to show gender status on their death certificate at the time of their death instead of at birth. AB 1577 was approved
California is not represented in the top 100 “most American” cities, as determined by a new study that utilized a variety of metrics. WalletHub, a personal finance website, determined that Nashville is the “most American” of the largest 366 metropolitan
A Southern California surfer died Tuesday morning at Malibu Point beach after 15-foot swells came crashing to shore following Hurricane Marie’s dangerous presence. Meanwhile, a surfing legend saved another surfer from drowning. The unidentified victim at Malibu Point, who was
As the demand for copper increases, an growing number of copper crooks are taking to California’s streets by disguising themselves as legitimate construction workers, wearing safety vests and driving white trucks to gain access to homes, vacant properties, and industrial
The California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) welfare program has a total of $848 million in outstanding overpayments to state aid recipients, according to a recent report from the nonprofit California Common Sense. The report, titled “California Welfare
Twice this week, panga boats filled with illegal aliens crossed over the U.S. border through the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Monday beachgoers watched in shock as one boat arrived on shore. Passengers fled, some of whom remain at large,
Felony sex offender and 43-year-old Guatemalan national Osmar Acevedo, convicted in Los Angeles County of acts with a child and previously deported, was recently caught attempting to illegally re-enter the U.S. through the southwest border in a mountainous area outside
California has suffered the loss of 63 trillion gallons (or 240 gigatons) of water in the past 18 months, which has resulted in the ground literally rising by an average of .15 inches since last year. The lack of water has
Capital Public Radio reports that California legislators have loosened the restrictions on ride-sharing companies such as Lyft and Uber, reducing the amount of insurance the drivers must carry between the time they turn their apps on until a match with
SAN DIEGO, California — American citizen Douglas McAuthur McCain, recently killed in Syria after reportedly fighting alongside ISIS militants, has been at the center of new concerns over home-grown terrorists in the United States. McCain lived for years in San
Fox News reports that the General Atomics defense contractor in San Diego is among the terror targets mentioned in a new English-language Al Qaeda magazine called Palestine–Betrayal of the Guilty Conscience Al-Malahem. The magazine, which is published by AQAP, the media wing
LOS ANGELES, California — A badly decomposed body was discovered in a drainage ditch on a Los Angeles County freeway in Lakewood, California in the early morning hours on Thursday. A Caltrans worker discovered the body around 1:30 am while
Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday warned the public of a bigger, more dangerous earthquake that is likely hit to California. Speaking on KGO 810 radio, Brown said Sunday’s earthquake was “nothing compared to the big one” that scientists and geological
A second American citizen ISIS fighter is being reported to have been killed in the same battle in Syria that claimed the life of fellow Minnesotan, and San Diego resident, Douglas McAuthur McCain. McCain has also now been linked to
NAPA, California — Mexico’s Consul General in San Francisco, Andrés Roemer, told Breitbart News this week that jailed United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been held for over 150 days in a Mexican prison on gun charges, could
The Los Angeles Times reports that on Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $13.50 an hour in the next three years was confirmed by top business leaders in the community. Gary Toebben, executive director
It has been no secret that for almost four centuries Californians have needed to manage droughts on a regular cycle. Some people describe the current situation as an exceptional drought, but water use statewide has actually increased over the last
CBS Los Angeles reports that the waves at the world-famous bodysurfing area, The Wedge at Huntingdon Beach, are huge as a result of Hurricane Maria. One surfer exclaimed, “I mean, it’s a dream. It’s the best feeling, getting barreled every
The Los Angeles Times reports that suspended Democratic state Sen. Roderick D. Wright may spend six months in jail, if Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Bjorn Dodd has his way. Dodd requested the Los Angeles County Superior Court not
At a Monday event in which California Governor Jerry Brown declared that all illegal immigrants from Mexico are welcome in California, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said 2017 would be “the year of Mexico” in Los Angeles. According to the Los
