Only Bay Area Has Recovered from Great Recession in CA
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.

In the midst of one of the worst droughts in decades, California is seeing unseasonably warm temperatures for mid-May. The U.S. drought monitor says most of California is currently experiencing either extreme or exceptional drought, the worst possible ratings on

Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio has acknowledged that a report he presented to the press as his own, and that the National Journal said appeared to be plagiarized, should have credited the Journal as the source. DeMaio told the Journal that

Thanks to a bill known as Assembly Bill 1965 (AB 1965), diners who have been enjoying the company of their canine companions on outdoor patios of restaurants for years–illegally, with the exception of service dogs who have always had a

Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown warned on Tuesday that his state’s Obamacare program will cost California taxpayers $1.2 billion more than the state originally budgeted for. “I’m proud we did it,” said Brown. “But we also have to take into

Never mind the study showing that these special and very expensive tax carve-outs for Hollywood have done absolutely nothing to save jobs or stop productions from running away to other states, Los Angeles Mayor Gil Garcetti and nine other California

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine might get more than a massive monetary windfall should their business deal with Apple go through. The duo, who created the popular Beats brand of headphones and later added a music component to their company,

The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum is still without a director after two and-a-half years, due to a battle between the private Richard Nixon Foundation and the National Archives, the Orange County Register reports. The National Archives nominated Mark Atwood Lawrence,

The San Francisco 49ers are getting ready to open their season in the brand new Levi’s Stadium in August, but apparently, the parking plans for the new stadium are anything but concrete. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday that

It is called naloxone–also known by its brand name Narcan–and as assembly bill 1535 (AB 1535) moves one step closer to passing in the California Senate, the drug that medical experts are referring to as the “overdose antidote,” could become

According to the Los Angeles Times, State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) has introduced a bill to make it easier for illegal immigrants in California to obtain professional licensing designations, including a license to practice medicine. The Times reports that

Shelly Sterling, the wife of controversial Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling, has found a new ally in her bid to retain control of the team, in the event that the National Basketball Association ousts her husband as the owner:

The California State Bar is not commenting on whether it would discipline a California attorney who gave an electric shock to a witness during testimony in a Utah state court. The attorney, Don Howarth, gave an expert witness a trick

In what might be considered a city council gone wild, the “circuslike” shenanigans of the Richmond City Council befit a group of “pandering fools and a laughing stock” according to… the members of the Richmond City Council. Robert Rogers reports

The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday that private insurance agents were responsible for enrolling nearly 40% of California Obamacare enrollees. “Agents deserve credit. They brought in big numbers,” Consumer Union Special Projects Director Betsy Imholz told the Times. “They

Where is the nation’s priciest ZIP code? Hint: it is 45 minutes south of San Francisco and less than 20 minutes to the headquarters of Facebook, Google and most of the nation’s major tech companies in Silicon Valley. Atherton, California

Lesbian Alabama partners Kim McKeand and Cari Searcy are challenging Alabama’s laws, suing to have their California marriage legitimized in their home state to facilitate Searcy’s adoption of McKeand’s child. The two women won a contest to travel to California

One of the most sought-after real estate parcels in Downtown Los Angeles, a car wash located across the street from L.A. Live, has been sold for nearly $25 million. The 36,300-square-foot lot was originally purchased for $525,000 in 1980, and the

Assembly Bill 1989, a bill that would allow California’s underage college students studying beer brewing and winemaking to taste the alcoholic drinks they create as part of their coursework, will advance to the California Assembly floor for a vote, according

Something called The United Nations for LGBT Equality produced a Bollywood music video promoting gay rights. If the tune sounds familiar, I think it’s a version of “Polly Wolly Doodle.” If this doesn’t change you heart about being forced by

Democratic CA-33 House hopeful Ted Lieu released his campaign’s first television advertisement on Monday, highlighting his military experience in the Air Force and vowing to “stop the National Security Agency from violating our privacy.” Lieu touted his anti-NSA credentials in the ad,

Chris Brown, the 25-year-old musician better known of late for his court dates than concerts, will stay in an LA jail after telling a judge he violated his parole. The incident involved Brown allegedly breaking the nose of a man

Donald Sterling slams Los Angeles Lakers great Earvin “Magic” Johnson as someone who is “not a good example for the children of Los Angeles” in an interview that will air on Monday. CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tweeting Sterling’s words after he

A Silicon Valley billionaire will be forced to testify on Monday as surfers battle venture capitalist Vindo Khosla over access to a popular northern California beach. The case may be the most significant challenge to the state’s public access laws.

According to Magic Johnson, who was a major part of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s private racist remarks, if Shelly Sterling, Sterling’s wife, keeps her 50% of the team in the event that Sterling sells his half, the team

A birthday party for a 1-year-old child in Sacramento on Saturday turned bloody, leaving one man dead and six others injured, including a 7-year-old, as gunmen accosted the group and started firing. The party, in the Natomas area at Peregrine