Hundreds Turn Out to Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike
In an outpouring of long-simmering tensions between rideshare companies and drivers whose wages have been on the…
Man Charged With Setting Up Bogus Websites to Scam Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke Donors
Federal prosecutors have charged an 80-year-old California man named John Pierre Dupont with bilking donors out of more…
California Is Drought-Free For the First Time in Over Seven Years
For the first time since 2011, the entire state of California is free of drought.
California's 2018 Was the Worst Ever Recorded for Wildfires
California’s 2018 is officially the worst year for wildfires in recorded state history, the Los Angeles Times reported…
Wet Winters No Longer Protect California From Brutal Wildfire Seasons, Study Finds
In California, a wet winter no longer protects landscapes from the kind of intense wildfires the state’s been…
Upcoming Tech IPOs Will Mint Hundreds of Overnight Millionaires and Silicon Valley Vultures Are Licking Their Chops
The day started with an intense tropical storm consuming San Francisco, but by evening the clouds had parted just in…
Amtrak Train Stranded in Oregon for 36 Hours Honestly Seems Pretty Chill
National news broke early this morning that an Amtrak train near Oakridge, Oregon on its way to California had been…
Berkeley to Finally Vote on Privacy Ordinance to Make It a Digital Sanctuary City
Berkeley, California became the nation’s first sanctuary city in 1971, and tomorrow its city council will prepare to…
Colossal Marriott Breach Inspires New California Bill That Would Require More of Companies That Get Pwned
Prompted by last year’s Marriott International data breach, which saw more than 25 million unencrypted passport numbers…
California Battles With Intense Flash Floods and Mudslides Amid Record-Breaking Rainfall
California was hit this week with a massive atmospheric river, with the state bracing for potential mudslides and…
California Governor Wants You to Get a Cut of the Cash Tech Companies Makes From Your Data
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked his aides to create a “digital dividends” proposal for a plan that would…
Small Plane Crashes in California's Yorba Linda, Setting Fire to Home
A small plane on Sunday crashed into a residential area in Yorba Linda, a city in California’s Orange County.
These Elephant Seals Are the Only Winners of the Government Shutdown
A northern California beach has been invaded by strange creatures. They awkwardly waddle with their long, slinky noses…
California Is About to Get Pounded With an Atmospheric River, Raising the Risk of Mudslides
A series of monster storms will leave California’s mountains white and set rivers roaring over the back half of the…
'Goat Fund Me' Campaign Wants to Raise Money for Firefighting Goats
California’s devastating wildfires are now simply a way of life for residents—and things will likely only get worse.…
Trump Threatens to Cut off Federal Wildfire Aid to California in Ill-Informed, Typo-Laden Tweet
Amidst a government shutdown and on the heels of a sober report concluding California’s Camp Fire was the world’s…
Self-Driving Car Company Zoox to Offer Free Rides in California
Autonomous car company Zoox is poised to become the first self-driving car company approved in California to shuttle…
Two California Inmates Suffered Severe Burns Fighting the Camp Fire. Why Were They There at All?
The Camp Fire shined a national spotlight on California’s ever-worsening wildfire situation last month when it burned…
California Regulators Vote to Require All Transit Agency Buses Produce Zero Emissions by 2040
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has ordered the state’s bus agencies to switch to entirely emissions-free…
59 People Now Sickened by E. Coli Romaine Lettuce as Investigation Continues
The investigation into the E. coli outbreak that has sickened dozens and forbidden our sweet, sweet romaine lettuce is…