Jerry Brown

October 10th marks the birth of the Republic of China. But Western officials have been celebrating a very different anniversary.

California Gov. Jerry Brown passed the law months after SeaWorld pledged to stop breeding orcas and making them perform.

That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor.

Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected parole for a third time for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson 46 years after a series of bloody murders rocked Southern California.

More than 100 law enforcement officers from across Northern California responded without being asked after hearing that one of their own had been killed at the start of a shooting rampage, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said Saturday.

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Several wildfire experts and government officials spoke about the current expectations for wildfires and a new homeowner guide to reduce the risk to homebuyers and families caught in a wildfire.

Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to cut back on decorative water usage in late April, the Getty organization decided to take measures to conserve water in early May.

California voters are getting less pessimistic about their state government, according to a recent poll.

In the face of public pressure, Sacramento Democrats are peddling back from a budget bill that was to limit access to public records from state and local agencies.

A quick trip around the block this morning revealed rapidly rising gasoline prices at several stations in California. Last week, locals could buy a gallon of regular gasoline for $3.95 at BP/ARCO AmPm, but the price has jumped to $4.59, a 64-cent increase, in just a few days.