Annie the peregrine falcon is UC Berkeley’s very own celebrity mom, with fans around the world — but 50 years ago, her ...
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. How did it get started?
Not since DDT was banned more than 50 years ago have independent scientists made a more compelling case for the urgent need ...
At left is sister Morgan Palechek, 9. (Noah Berger/AP) A late-season storm is swinging into California this weekend, bringing heavy rain, mountain snow and strong winds. It’s the latest in a ...
One of my visions is that potentially we could have a safe haven in California for our doctors, nurses and abortion providers.” The 1864 Arizona law outlawed abortion from the moment of ...
Washington — A federal court ruling this week allows California to keep setting air pollution and vehicle emissions standards above and beyond federal limits, with potentially far-reaching ...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is getting closer to procuring trains for what it says is the nation’s first high-speed rail system. This week, the Authority’s Board of Directors ...
California just raised the minimum wage for the state’s fast food sector workers by $4 to $20. As if on cue, it raised a familiar refrain that those workers would be replaced by technology, such ...
Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the fourth time in state ...
A California lawmaker wants insurance companies in the state to change how they come up with prices for home coverage. Insurance trade groups aren’t happy. Senate Bill 1060 would require ...
Could California lose its bragging rights as the world’s fifth-largest economy? My trusty spreadsheet found that the Golden State could fall one notch in 2024 to fast-growing India in this ...
California has failed to consistently track the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness services despite spending billions of dollars over the past five years to combat the crisis, a new ...