California's groundwater supplies boosted by active rainy season
California’s groundwater supplies greatly benefited from last year’s historically wet rainy season, according to a new report from the Department of Water Resources.
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California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years
After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state has reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. California’s Department of Water Resources said Monday the state saw 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in the water year ending in September. Much of the state’s pop... -
Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm
A weekend spring storm that drenched the Bay Area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record in the Sierra Nevada.
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New California bill could force stores to close self-checkout
California lawmakers are considering a new bill that could force stores to close self-checkout lanes.
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Report: California tourism numbers top pre-pandemic levels, Bay Area numbers lag a bit behind
A new report indicates California travel spending is topping pre-pandemic levels, though spending levels in the Bay Area are lower.
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Preliminary magnitude 3.4 quake strikes off the coast of Northern California
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred early Sunday morning off the coast of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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I'm a nutritionist from a small California city that's home to America's longest living people: Here's what I eat every day
Loma Linda, California, is home to the longest living people in the U.S. Here is what a local dietitian eats every day for optimal wellbeing and longevity.
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Scientists planning for future protection, adaptation of California coastline
Our beautiful coastline is an escape for a lot of us, but it’s also home to many creatures and communities. And the increased threat of storm surge, and sea level rise, has scientists planning for a future of protection and adaptation.
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Mexican officials believe bodies of missing surfers, 2 from San Diego, found
Mexican officials said Saturday that they believe they have recovered the bodies of two Australians and a San Diego man who went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip, but they are waiting for genetic testing to confirm.
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Conception captain sentenced to 4 years in deaths of 34 people on scuba dive boat
A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago off the Southern California coast.
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College-bound students face deadline to apply for state financial aid
Some college-bound students and their parents face a deadline Thursday for applying to qualify for state financial aid using the new, troubled FAFSA process.
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Violence, chaos erupts on campuses as protesters and counter-protesters clash over the war in Gaza
Police have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza
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No more hidden fees. Junk fee law bans restaurant surcharges
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has ruled that the ban on hidden fees for hotels and concerts and sports tickets approved by lawmakers last October, also applies to restaurants.
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Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election. If Solano County elections officials agree, voters in the San Francisco Bay Area county will decide whether to allow urban development on land now zoned for agriculture.... -
California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates
California’s population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It’s the first population increase since 2019. State officials say the incr... -
Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it
A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above. Don’t get used to it. Monday’s study says with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza, which was a record for snow on the ground on April 1, will be less likely in t... -
California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan. It’s the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person’s life during an opioid overdose. Naloxone has been available without a prescription in the U.S. since last year. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a pa... -
PHOTOS: Meet the pair of giant pandas coming to the San Diego Zoo from China
A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo. It’s all part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Monday that its caretakers recently visited China to meet the giant pandas, Yun Chuan and...
