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Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer
Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for early stage prostate cancer but will stay on the job throughout his nearly four-week treatment, his office said ...
Calif. gay therapy ban sparks competing rulings
Two federal judges in California have arrived at opposite conclusions on whether the state's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting licensed ...
Ban on gay change therapy faces first legal test
A first-of-its-kind California law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from counseling gay minors on how to become heterosexual faced its first ...
NY gays accuse NJ therapy group of false promises
Four gay men accused a New Jersey organization of fraud Tuesday for selling "conversion therapy" with false promises to make them straight. They said ...
Judge backs Calif. high-speed rail over farmers
A judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California's ambitious high-speed rail project, allowing work ...
Despite what they say, voters favor local taxes
When it comes to new taxes, voters tend to say government should ask for money from somebody else, like the rich. But that doesn't always hold true, ...
GOP showing in Calif. worries party strategists
If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem. The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — has ...
Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington ...
Pot, gay marriage, suicide are ballot-item topics
After all the economy-focused campaign talk, voters in some states will get a chance on Election Day to sound off on intriguing topics that the ...
Wealthy siblings become forces in Calif. politics
Charles Munger Sr. is best known as Warren Buffett's right-hand man, an investor who has turned his skill at picking winning companies into a ...
High pay a costly legacy of Calif. prison receiver
A doctor at California Medical Facility was paid more than $410,000 last year, while a registered nurse at High Desert State Prison made nearly ...
Farmworkers sue Calif. regulators over heat rules
The United Farm Workers of America sued California's work safety division Thursday, saying state regulators aren't enforcing heat regulations, leading ...
APNewsBreak: Congressman regrets grabbing rival
A Southern California congressional race marred by personal smears and finger-pointing descended into a Jerry Springer moment when two Democratic ...
Brown's Calif. tax initiative hit from both sides
After returning to the governor's office, Jerry Brown criticized a political culture he said lacked a common purpose and warned of a "war of all ...
High gas, diesel prices hurt Calif. farm industry
Farmers in California's agricultural heartland say record-high gas and diesel prices are putting pressure on their bottom lines, but economists say ...
Rise in California gas price slows, remains record
The rise in California gasoline prices has slowed after recent jarring increases, but nonetheless the cost of a gallon inched up to another record ...
Oil prices fall after warning from World Bank
A strong warning from the World Bank that growth in Asia may slow further dragged the price of oil Monday to its lowest close in two months. The World ...
Release of 'winter-blend' gas could reduce prices
State air pollution regulators said Monday that California's air quality is not expected to worsen appreciably after the governor ordered the release ...
$1.4T in states' pension fights foreshadowed in RI
Retired social worker Jim Gillis was told his $36,000 Rhode Island state pension would increase by $1,100 next year to keep up with inflation.
Short supplies keep gas prices rising in Calif.
California gas prices continued surging Friday, adding another 17 cents per gallon on average, and the increases are expected to continue for at least ...
Calif. parole board OKs Manson follower's release
A parole board panel has recommended the release of a former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years for a double murder Manson engineered, ...
Panel recommends parole for Manson family member
A former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years in a double murder engineered by Manson won a recommendation of parole Thursday in his 27th ...
Education chief wants textbooks to go digital
Worried your kids spend too much time with their faces buried in a computer screen? Their schoolwork may soon depend on it. Education Secretary Arne ...
Backers aim to widen ban on gay conversion therapy
Gay rights advocates are making plans to get other states to join California in banning psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight, even as ...