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California Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto is offering a penny for your thoughts–actually, 250,000 pennies–in a new X-Prize bill he is sponsoring. Capitol Public Radio reported that the proposed legislation will reward citizens $25,000 if they can solve specific problems or

A race to recount will be soon underway in California as election officials begin to prepare for the historic battle between Democrats Betty Yee and John Perez. This grasping for second place in the State Controller’s race from the June

Oakland City Councilman Larry Reid is backing the Oakland A’s in their attempt to secure a 10-year lease extension at the Coliseum, and he is warning that the A’s may bolt and leave for Montreal or San Antonio, Texas if

The California Department of Finance has said it doesn’t need a $6 million donation from The California Endowment. The money is aimed at helping people stay signed up for Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. Kaiser Health News reports the decision

According to a survey by Thumbtack, a website that matches customers to businesses, and the Kauffman Foundation, a think tank, California has been rated one of the least friendly states in the U.S. for small businesses. The study was based

If you want to water your lawn and you live in the Tri-Valley region of California, head on down to the Dublin San Ramon Services District wastewater plant. You can get recycled sewer water for free. It’s a new idea

PORT HUENEME — Over 100 pro-amnesty activists from Southern California traveled to Naval Base Ventura County on Tuesday to stage a demonstration outside the gates to demand “humane treatment” for illegal aliens who have been transferred there from Texas by

Steve Roberts, a resident of suburban Santee, CA in San Diego County, says that the owners of his apartment complex are preventing him from displaying the American flag inside his home. The flag, which is hung in his front window,

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee rejected a proposal on Monday that would have evicted dozens of businesses from a building at 2 Henry Adams Street so that tech giant Pinterest could relocate their

THR reports that for more than five years a group of investors have kept the plates spinning of a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures that alleges the studio bilked them out of $40 million. The investors gave Paramount $40 million for

Fishing from the Manhattan Beach pier is strictly prohibited through the end of July 8, and possibly much longer, while the City Council decides whether or not fishing played a role in the July 5 shark attack near the pier

The jingle “hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us” may need to include hold the hamburgers too, as drought-related costs have spiked the prices of hamburgers at favorite fast-food restaurants like In-N-Out Burger. The San Bernadino

In the wake of recent shootings, including the killings near University of California Santa Barbara this past print, California and New Jersey are considering gun seizure laws modeled on Connecticut’s law allowing judges to order the seizure of guns in

On January 28, 2014, State Senator Rod Wright was found guilty of eight felonies by a jury of his peers in a courtroom in Los Angeles. All eight crimes were related to the fact that while Wright had declared that

Barely a week after San Diego’s Sea World amusement ride lost power, trapping four dozen people in midair for hours, another Southern California amusement park has suffered a harrowing midair accident. The Ninja roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain

The number of illegal immigrant minors being sent back to their country of origin has dropped 80 percent under Barack Obama. In 2008 there were 8,143 deportations. In 2013 there were 1,669. According to the Los Angeles Times, this lack

A fire that started Friday night in Alameda County near Monticello Dam has spread over 7,000 acres of Yolo and Solano counties and was only 30% contained as of Monday morning. Although the fire continues to burn, residents are returning

The city of Los Angeles has joined Orange County, Riverside County, and other cities nationwide in ending the practice of holding illegal immigrant inmates past their scheduled release dates, characterizing the practice as “unconstitutional” under a recent federal court ruling.

The Los Angeles Times reports that looters of ancient Maidu tribal sites are having a field day, as the California drought leaves water levels plunging to reveal hitherto hidden artifacts. As a result, monitoring areas that hold the artifacts has

Tesla Motors has asked permission from Los Angeles authorities to examine the charred remains of a totaled Model S, which split in two and caught fire after the driver who stole the vehicle crashed into several parked cars and a

Local governments paying tax money to lobbyists to influence state lawmakers is so rampant that they now spend more on lobbying fees than do pharmaceutical companies, health care companies, and banks. According to the San Bernadino Sun, government-on-government lobbying is

In exchange for government funding, filmmakers desperate for funding or willing to sell out their artistic integrity will be required to meet diversity quotas that include ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. If you do not meet the

MURRIETA — Demonstrators opposed to illegal immigration stood their ground again at the Murrieta Border Patrol station on Monday, where U.S. Border Patrol had been scheduled to transfer a third round of buses, with approximately 140 illegal aliens aboard in

Support for ethics reform legislation among California lawmakers, which reached a peak after the arrest and indictment of Democrat State Senator Leland Yee earlier this year, is dying a slow death in the Sacramento legislature.  The centerpiece of the effort

American actor, author, and television personality Orson Bean graced the radio waves on Breitbart News Sunday and shared the story of his life and career from his early years as an 18-year-old American soldier in occupied Japan to the present