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.
A local California leader has taken it upon himself to thwart the online presence of and recruitment process being administered by the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, via social media Internet sites. “They know we’re out there. They know
Reporting on yet another night of rioting, anarchy, and violence in Ferguson, the LA Times points out that some of the trouble is coming from outside agitators, including those from as far away as California: As another night of peaceful protests
Los Angeles has increased its water-wasting patrol officers, affectionately known as “water cops,” now that severe drought is hobbling 99.8% of California. Up until Monday, only one water-wasting inspector was employed by the DWP to monitor excessive use of water
A group called the Santa Barbara County Water Guardians qualified an initiative called Measure P for the county ballot in November. The measure would ban “high intensity” gas and oil operations such as fracking, oxidization, steam injection and other high-intensity petroleum operations.
KTVU-2 TV in Oakland reports that protesters gathered at the Port of Oakland on Monday night for a second time to protest the arrival of an Israeli ship owned by Zim shipping. Demonstrators blocked workers from offloading the ship. There
Beginning this school year, campus police in the Compton neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles will be “authorized” to buy and use AR-15s, the guns often misconstrued as “assault rifles” by gun control advocates. Police officers doing so must “pass
Two South Pasadena High School students entering their senior year have been arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting to be carried out on the first day of the new school year on Thursday. According to the South Pasadena Police
For the first time, top U.S. cable firms have more broadband customers than cable TV subscribers, according to published data from the Leichtman Research Group. The top cable companies had about 49,915,000 broadband subscribers in the second quarter ending in June, compared
SAN DIEGO — Cities and states across the country have been facing great debate over minimum wage rates, including the city of San Diego. Monday, San Diego’s Democrat majority City Council acted as many suspected it would in overriding Republican
Fox 40 KTXL in Sacramento reports that there were protests in Woodland, CA on Monday night over the fatal shooting of an armed man by police in Woodland Monday morning. The deceased man was allegedly armed with a knife. The
Though the Washington Redskins play for a city on the opposite coast, California lawmakers voted Monday to urge that the National Football League team change its name because it is “believed by some to be a racial slur and to
This fall, some schools in California will be distributing a “Firearms Safety Fact Sheet” to help educate parents and guardians with tips and guidelines about how to safely store weapons, discuss guns with their kids, and guide them in their
On Sunday, a rally was held in South Los Angeles outside the LAPD’s 77th Division station, where about 100 protesters demanded that justice be done in the case of a mentally challenged 25-year-old who was fatally shot by police on August
Occupy Oakland came up for air again this past weekend, spurring two protests in Oakland. One was centered on events that have been transpiring in Ferguson, Missouri; another focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Friday night’s protest march revolving around Ferguson
A California man accidentally drove his car through the garage and into the pool at the back of his home after his sandal was caught in the gas pedal. Luckily no one was injured and the man was reportedly able
KTXL Fox 40 in Sacramento reports that two girls attending a movie at a theater in Lodi recently emerged with raised red welts on their arms and legs from bed bugs, prompting the theater to temporarily shut down. Lodi Stadium
A self-proclaimed “animal lover” from California received a less-than-affectionate reception from a giraffe that kicked her in the face after she climbed over a barrier and into the animal’s enclosure at a Wisconsin Zoo. She also received a citation on
Deep in the heart of Petaluma, the California Highway Patrol twice tasered a naked man alleged to be high on drugs running down the middle of the 101 freeway. The incident occurred on Sunday around 9 a.m. after 25-year-old Alexander Leonard of
Three years of severe drought is causing water shortfalls for the California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Consequently, they are accusing farmers and landowners from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of illegally taking water which was allocated for consumers in
It seems that everyone has an opinion, often heated, concerning the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, MO police officer. So much is yet to be determined about the shooting, but that isn’t stopping celebrities from
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that on Friday, SeaWorld announced that it is planning new, larger environments for its animals with additional funds going to research on its animals and programs to protect ocean health and whales in the ocean.
A proposed slip-and-slide event scheduled for downtown Los Angeles on September 27 is coming under fire because of the state’s severe drought. Nearly 10,000 people have signed an online petition to prevent the event from happening, as of Monday morning.
The co-founder of Twitter marched side-by-side with outraged protesters in Ferguson in response to the killing of a troubled African-American 18-year-old by a Ferguson police officer. Writing on his verified Twitter feed Friday, Jack Dorsey, who helped start the San
Protests in Oakland, California, involving arrests and vandalism have been planned and executed, occurring initially in connection with those in Ferguson, Missouri. Protest announcements from Occupy Oakland and related groups have also been tying in accusations of past alleged police
Local news channel KTVU reports that fallout from the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri triggered the arrest of two men in Oakland as a peaceful protest turned violent on Friday night. The protest was ostensibly a peaceful anti-police protest,
