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California's reparations task force began voting Saturday on recommendations for how the state may compensate and apologize to Black Californians for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.The nine-member committee,…

There’s little doubt California’s economy is cooling – but will it tumble into recession? It’s no secret that much of the ongoing business malaise can be tied to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool an overheated U.S. economy and tame an…

SOLVANG, Calif. —  This little tourist town in the Santa Ynez Valley is best known for its Danish windmills, aebleskivers and Viking-themed tchotchkes.In the self-described Danish Capital of America, friendliness is part of the brand,…

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pushing for a change in Federal Trade Commission regulations that would require all U.S. companies to abide by California standards that govern when a company can advertise itself as "green."In a…

One of the biggest questions facing California‘s largest cities in the last few years has been how their downtowns will rebound from the pandemic. Early indications show that some regions are recovering much more quickly than others. And…

By Don Thompson | Kaiser Health News Disability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t imminent…

As worry grows over flooding from California’s record snowpack, forecasters say that a cooler-than-average May could slow the pace of Sierra Nevada snowmelt and spare the state a devastating spring.Even though March 2023 was the second…

Just the image of a lacrosse player, stick held high, charging helmet-first across the field evokes “East Coast boy’s prep school.” And that mid-Atlantic bias has existed for almost as long as lacrosse — dubbed the oldest organized sport in…

A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley, California's first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it approved…

CORONADO, Calif. —  Some live in Mexico, waking up at 3 a.m. to cross the border in time for an 8:30 a.m. shift. Others board multiple buses for hours-long commutes. Those with cars idle bumper to bumper along a two-mile, softly sloping…