29 July 2010, 9:04 pm
Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 4:49 pm
In a symbolic gesture, the Palm Springs city council has affirmed its support for a new police procedure following a controversial gay sex sting last year.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 12:25 pm
In 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson was so moved after seeing the devastation of an oil spill off the California coast near Santa Barbara that he called for a national teach-in on the environment.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 8:10 am
Californian conservation specialists are offering to help the Gulf Coast deal with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 7:05 am
Republican Meg Whitman wants to eliminate the capital gains tax in California if she is elected governor in November, a key part of her plan to boost state employment.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 2:51 am
A new poll shows Californians are split between the Democratic and Republican candidates in the contests for governor and U.S. Senate.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 10:46 pm
California pensions will be withheld for three former Bell administrators until the state attorney general determines whether the city broke any laws in paying them outsized salaries.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:27 pm
Gov. Bill Richardson says a meeting of U.S. and Mexican border governors will be held Sept.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:26 pm
President Reagan at a White House ceremony in February 1982. Jeff Taylor / AP President Reagan at a White House ceremony in February 1982.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:26 pm
A survey of Catholics in the state of California shows that a significant percentage support marriage equality for gay and lesbian families, reported CatholicCulture.org on July 27.... Read More »