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.
Sacramento’s annual Gold Rush Days festival, which usually takes place over Labor Day Weekend, has been canceled, according to local NBC News affiliate KCRA. The event is Old Sacramento’s most popular event, and typically draws over 100,000 visitors. It usually takes 100,000
How crazy are home prices in San Francisco? Try this: KBCW reports that one 266-square foot “home” has a sale price of $379,000. Located in the Crawford-Amazon district, it is listed as a “fixer-upper.” It sits on a lot that
California couples seeking a Las Vegas-style wedding need not travel further than Sacramento’s La Petit Chapel, which offers a “classier” alternative to the popular, often Elvis-officiated, Sin City wedding. In the first “express chapel” of its kind in Northern California, the
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown and Mexican environmental officials signed a pact on Monday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an agreement that could eventually expand the market for carbon credits. The six-page memorandum of understanding calls for cooperation
A dump truck carrying 60,000 pounds of bananas en route from Mexico to California tipped over in Alameda County Monday, resulting in some squashed fruit, a bit of oil being spilled from truck, and a few banana jokes on NBC
While in Mexico to discuss joint trade and the effects of climate change with Mexican political leaders, Governor Jerry Brown said that Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision to put National Guard troops on the Texas border is misguided. He urged
After three days of battling the furious flames known as the Sand Fire of El Dorado and Amador County, firefighters made significant headway in containing it. This came despite a troublesome drone equipped with a camera flying in the area,
A Bay Area native, Jason Rezaian, who holds dual US-Iranian citizenship, is one of four journalists who were detained last week by the Iranian government in Tehran. The other three people include his wife Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has hatched a plan to turn 15 major thoroughfares into walking neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Times used San Pedro’s Gaffey Street as one example. Gaffey is one of those wider-than-wide Los Angeles boulevards that handles
CBS 13 in Sacramento reports that an Olympic hopeful’s shotguns were allegedly damaged by Southwest Airlines, rendering his hopes for making the Olympic team much more distant. Branden Gover, from Turlock, ranked eleventh in the U.S. in the junior division
James Cameron’s Avatar set new standards for both box office appeal and the power of 3D filmmaking. The epic also allowed the eco-friendly auteur to embed his environmental activism into the narrative. Will China’s answer to Avatar do the same?
Bay Area Planned Parenthood executives, used to presenting their pro-abortion case to prospective clients without a countervailing response, are whining that the San Francisco police and the city attorney aren’t protecting them from those nasty pro-life protesters who are appearing
Governor Jerry Brown, now the latest potential presidential candidate for 2016, is touting his trip to Mexico this week as an opportunity to demonstrate foreign policy expertise as a cheerleader in the quest to combat climate change. Mexico President Enrique
A freakish wave of thunder and lightning storms struck the Southern California area on Sunday, striking 14 people, killing one, and sending nine to the hospital, the Los Angeles Times reports. One victim remains in critical condition, said a spokesman
Gal Gadot, soon to play the iconic heroine Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, is showing heroism on behalf of her fellow Israelis. The brunette stunner sent out an unapologetic prayer for Israel over the
Singer Chubby Checker, the creator of the 1960s iconic dance “The Twist,” has settled a 2013 lawsuit with technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co involving a software app which measures a man’s penis size by inputting shoe-size information – dubbed the “Chubby
U-T San Diego reports that a study from the University of Colorado, Boulder, shows that California’s cellphone ban while driving has not reduced the number of car crashes in the state. The study was conducted from July 2008, when the
The Mercury News reports that a frightening scenario is unfolding in Silicon Valley: employers and employees in the rapid-paced, high-tech culture are turning to illicit drugs as strong as heroin in order to keep up with the frantic pace of
Sacramento’s CBS 13 is reporting that the severe drought affecting California is triggering a movement of rattlesnakes toward homes. Interviewed by CBS 13, rattlesnake wrangler Len Ramirez commented, “We’ve made four calls today and tonight; I don’t know how many
Simon Cowell is used to heaping abuse on strangers, not taking it from them. The former American Idol judge made a fortune by mocking the singing abilities of the Fox show’s contestants. Now, Cowell is getting nasty messages from strangers,
Forbes Magazine recently wrote, “It is one of the most commonly held bits of conventional wisdom in this country: that teachers are grossly underpaid.” But a new survey of W-2 data from over half of the public school systems in California
California Governor Jerry Brown is headed to Mexico on Sunday. Jonathan Renner, the governor’s legal affairs secretary, prepared a memorandum for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other legislative leaders stipulating who will take over as governor while he is gone,
All smiles-sporting black shades and dressed business-casually in trousers, a shirt, and tie-San Diego’s Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer gave a “woo-hoo!” and a thumbs up as he zip lined over Gotham City to officially kick off the 45th annual Comic-Con
A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed on Friday charges California state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) with operating a “cash for votes” criminal enterprise. The indictment replaces charges brought against Yee in March, when he was indicted on arms trafficking
On July 25, a UPS driver was arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly stealing “dozens of guns to sell… on the black market.” According to the Associated Press, 36-year-old Curtis Hays was charged with “[stealing] packages at the UPS
