The California winner who will share Wednesday night’s record-smashing Powerball jackpot will be exempt from state taxes on the winnings. At least three winning tickets for the record breaking $1.586 billion Powerball lottery were sold, and the California one has been tied
On Saturday, former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, weighing in on the University of Missouri (“Mizzou”) brouhaha that led to the resignation of university president Tim Wolfe, wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that the events were “absolutely awesome” for civil rights.
Despite El Niño generating three times the amount of snow in Mammoth in the first half of this month as it did for the entire month of November last year, California’s failure to build infrastructure means most rain will be lost to run-off and flooding.
San Francisco and other cities throughout the world joined in solidarity with Paris by holding candlelight vigils in front of the French Consulate on Friday and Saturday nights to mourn the loss of life at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists in the aftermath of France’s most brutal attack in recent history.
An American firm is challenging a Japanese company to an all-out giant robot battle. Oakland-based Megabots Inc. wants to pit its creation, the 15-foot Mark II, against the 13-foot Kuratas, made by Tokyo-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries.
Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, the first American identified among those shot and killed by radical Islamic terrorists in Friday’s deadly Paris attacks, was a native of Whittier, California and a prized design student at California State University Long Beach, where she was completing her senior year.
Nick Alexander, the merchandise manager for the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, was among the scores killed at the Bataclan theater Friday night during the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, France. He was 36. “It is with huge sorrow that
The Eagles of Death Metal, the California rock group that was performing in Paris at the Bataclan music hall on Friday when Islamic terrorists entered and slaughtered 89 people, will return to the United States and truncate their European tour, according to Agence France-Presse.
Super Bowl 50, scheduled for February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, will likely feature even heavier security than normal as a result of Friday’s massacre of 129 people in France by Islamic terrorists.
Four people were still in critical condition on Saturday after a Friday crash in which a double-decker bus smashed into construction in San Francisco’s Union Square.
Los Angeles may become the latest city to ship off Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day–and a new city employee day off–if councilman Mitch O’Farrell’s idea eventually is approved.
The rumor mill indicates that the 155 acres that Apple quietly acquired near San Jose International Airport are enough for the R&D center for its “Project Titan” self-driving cars.
California governor Jerry Brown ordered the state Capitol to fly its flags at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Paris terror attacks, including the first identified American casualty, California State University Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez, 23.
On November 13 the Los Angeles Times reported that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is monitoring “critical sites” around the city in order to stave off possible Paris-style attacks.
Tesla claims it will sell a half million vehicles a year when its $35,000 Model 3 is introduced in 2017, but the network of charging stations in California is already imploding with just 160,000 registered electric vehicles.
Google activated its “Person Finder,” and Facebook activated its “Safety Check” tools on the evening of Friday, November 13, to let anxious users check the status of friends and family caught up in the Paris terrorist attacks.
A Cal State Long Beach student was among those killed in the Paris terrorist attacks, according to the university.
Oregon resident Robin Revel is throwing the latest punch against SeaWorld San Diego, suing the park after a clash between a trained hawk and his support dog during a visit to the park.
At least four people suffered critical injuries after an open aired double-decker tour bus lost control in traffic near Union Square on Friday afternoon, striking several vehicles and knocking over nearby construction scaffolding, witnesses said.
A California-based rock band, Eagles of Death Metal, was performing at the theater in Paris, France that was attacked by gunmen Friday night, and where 100 hostages are reportedly being held.
Although the game will play at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Super Bowl 50 will celebrate the festivities surrounding the event in San Francisco.
Two California Republican lawmakers have proposed a ballot measure that would divert bond revenue from a pricey high-speed rail project to pay for more water storage in the drought-parched state.
On November 19 Los Angeles will begin enforcing the newly instituted ban on “high capacity” magazines, which are magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Tesla claims it will sell a half million vehicles a year when its $35,000 Model 3 is introduced in 2017. However, the network of charging stations in California is already imploding with just 160,000 registered electric vehicles on the roads.
Los Angeles police union leaders excoriated LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday for his announcement that the department would offer a “Preservation of Life” award to officers who hold their fire in order to avoid using deadly force.
On Thursday, a question was asked that had never been asked before in California: if a self-driving car is stopped by police for an infraction, who gets the ticket–the driver or the car?
