Hyperloop Project Inches Closer to Becoming a Real Thing
Two tech companies offer services to develop prototype.
California
Kamala Harris' Description of Pension Initiative Again Riles Reformers
Casts attempts to give voters control over future benefits as stripping 'constitutional protections.'
No More Secret Grand Juries in California for Police Abuse Cases
Prosecutors will have to make the call themselves and take responsibility.
California City Pays People to Stay Away From Guns
A novel fellowship program seems to be reducing crime.
University of California System Spending Big Money on Salary Boosts
Nothing new here: Officials spend extra taxes on themselves.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
What This Planned Parenthood Scandal Really Doesn't Need Right Now Is Judicial Censorship
Judge temporarily prohibits one meeting interview to be released.
Public School Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs: "I Never Asked the Union to Represent Me."
A California teacher is taking her fight with organized labor all the way to the Supreme Court.
What's Behind the Jacked-Up Egg Prices and Shortages?
Avian flu is not the only explanation.
Judge Allows Parents to Force Charter Takeover of Poorly Performing Elementary School
Struggling Palm Lane Elementary School in Anaheim, California, will see new management.
San Francisco's Private Police Force
The City by the Bay has a second, private police force...with a better record than the government cops.
California Legislators Want to Pass a Law That Requires Less Oil, More Clean Energy Use
Could drive up costs of driving, manufacturing
Unarmed Man Fatally Shot by Cops; California City Fought Release of Video Because It Paid Millions in Taxpayer Dollars to Make Incident Go Away
City argued they settled because they thought it would keep the video away from the public.
Public Employee Pension Funds Prepare for Year of Crappy Returns
Don't worry-you'll make up the difference.
Asset Forfeiture Reform Activists Mobilize as California Assembly Takes Up Bill
Police chiefs, prosecutors don't want money taken away.
An Undocumented Foreigner and a Murder
Does a random killing justify fears of uncontrolled immigration?
California Prison Reformin'
California's ripe for ideas about prison reform, and the right is delivering
Unedited Video With Audio Clearly Shows Cops Eating Marijuana Edibles During Dispensary Raid
Those ain't protein bars.
The 'Affordable Housing' Bait and Switch, California Style
Redefining language to arrive at anti-market solutions to government-exacerbated problems
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
Cautious Effort to Legalize Marijuana in California in 2016
By ballot initiative.
Leland Yee, the Gun-Hating Calif. Pol. Accused of Helping Smuggle Guns, Agrees to Plea Deal
A bizarre scandal, even by political standards.
California Teachers Unions Fight for Their Special Privileges Against Students' Right to a Good Education
The students' side files their appeals brief in the historical Vergara case overturning teacher firing practices that harm kids.
Judge Blocks Calif. Proposition That Would Allow Folks to Flat-Out Murder Gay People
The initiative had no chance, but did the ruling jump the gun?
Water Market Best Hope to Ease California Drought
State could follow Australia's lead for stretching water resources
Former DeMaio Aide Admits Fabricating Threats over Sexual Harassment Claims
Internal scandal roiled congressional efforts of gay libertarian Republican.
Pension Reform on the Ballot Next Year in California
Initiative backers release details
Cops Raid Marijuana Dispensary, Destroy Surveillance Equipment, Eat Pot Brownies, Joke About Assaulting Amputee
Thought they'd disabled all the cameras
How California Could Have Avoided Its Epic Water Crisis
Joel Kotkin on the causes and repercussions of the Golden State disaster.
Chief Calls Police Beating in California Caught on Video 'Horrific' Only Without Context
Horrific, inflammatory, justified
California May Be Next to Pass Police Asset Forfeiture Reform
Law enforcement agencies would be blocked from bypassing state restrictions by turning to the Department of Justice.
From Ferguson to NSA, News Events Spark Flurry of California Bills
A civil-liberties rebound in state Capitol?
New Initiative Filed in California Puts Pensions in Voters' Hands
Citizens would have to agree to new or expanded plans
California Puts Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Catch-22 Situation
Pay taxes and/or die
Democrats Want to Force Religious Pregnancy Centers in California to Offer Abortion Info
Some crisis pregnancy centers are shady. But the point should be making them be honest about what they are, not trying to turn them into something they're not.
L.A. Unions Seek Exemption from Minimum Wage Hike They Helped Push Through
Corrupt labor leader has the gall to call his rule-bending 'freedom'
Listen Up Climate Combatants - It's About to Get Real Hot
A big El Nino is coming, or so say a lot of computer models.
San Bernardino Firefighters Wedgied by Their Own Petards
Resistance to cutbacks to recover from bankruptcy may result in outsourcing.
California State Employees Get Protections Against Traffic Citations
Despite abuses, legislators expanding confidential licenses for public employees
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Urban Redevelopment in California Back With Few Protections
Bill does little to limit agencies' ability to float debt, use eminent domain
