SAN FRANCISCO A San Francisco State University professor considering a run for Oakland mayor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad and gave them the option of developing it for him.
SAN FRANCISCO A San Francisco State University professor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad.
SAN FRANCISCO Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
SALINA, Kan. California authorities have arrested a 31-year-old woman accused of helping coordinate activities of Los Angeles gang members from her home in central Kansas.
LAS VEGAS A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort, officials said Thursday.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Three Bakersfield High School students have been arrested in connection with three small explosions on the school's campus this week.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. Managers at the San Onofre nuclear generating plant made a "Star Trek"-themed video stressing safety two years before the plant was shut down in the wake of a radiation leak, officials said.
Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
VICTORVILLE, Calif. The nation's two largest firefighting planes are moving out of California.
SANTA ANA, Calif. Orange County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit by a former sheriff's lieutenant who was demoted after running against ex-Sheriff Mike Carona.
PETALUMA, Calif. A lawsuit accuses state and federal regulators of causing the death of dozens of migratory cliff swallows by placing nets on a Sonoma County bridge during a highway widening project.
LAKEPORT, Calif. Officials say a Northern California subdivision that partly sank into a hilltop has stabilized after several homes, roads and sections of a sewer system were damaged.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown warned scientists and policymakers Thursday that they are losing the war on climate change and urged them to become advocates for the planet.
DALLAS A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Californians are finally getting to see what "Obamacare" means for them.
LOS ANGELES A jury has completed its first full day of deliberations in the murder trial of a woman accused of strangling an aspiring model and actress in her Santa Monica apartment.
BRNO, Czech Republic An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.
YORBA LINDA, Calif. U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.
DALLAS A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.
LOS ANGELES A two-day strike by hospital workers ended on Thursday, with both sides claiming victory even though there was no resolution to a contract dispute involving staffing and pensions.
DUARTE, Calif. Officials say a woman in a Los Angeles suburb found a bear cub sitting on her kitchen counter.
SAN FRANCISCO A 21-year-old Oakland man convicted of impersonating a federal police officer earlier this year is behind bars after FBI agents say they found him with a badge, forged law enforcement documents and police gear.
GLENDORA, Calif. Cold-case investigators say they've found nothing yet as they dig in a Southern California backyard for clues to the disappearance of a woman 35 years ago.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. Authorities say a 51-year-old man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes.
FRESNO, Calif. Fresno police have arrested four suspected gang members after an exchange of gunfire when officers tried to question them.
LOS ANGELES Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. Authorities say an Orange County Sheriff's reserve sergeant found shot in the head and beaten was attacked by his 17-year-old son.
AZUSA, Calif. A rock-mining company will begin its dig in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley after controversy delayed the project for three years, Azusa city officials said Wednesday.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. San Mateo County prosecutors say a 23-year-old man is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an acquaintance on the campus of a Milbrae high school because he thought the man was having an affair with his wife.
LOS ANGELES A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback concerts, emails displayed for a jury on Wednesday showed.
