California Approves New Rules for Self-Driving Trucks and Autonomous Vehicles
California is moving ahead with expanded rules for autonomous vehicles, with state regulators approving new guidelines that will allow testing and eventual deployment of...
California cities seek to bless polyamorous unions. Lawyers warn it will get messy in court
Nurses raced around Chloe, prepping the Oakland mother-to-be for a caesarean. One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction. The next,...
ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison
Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group.
Advocates say...
Riverside County man dies while in custody, sheriff’s office says
A 38-year-old man from Jurupa Valley died Saturday after suffering a medical emergency while in custody, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Brian Waterman...
California’s fight over pipeline tests state’s right to push back against Washington during war
Crude oil pumped from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is flowing for the first time in more than a decade through a pipeline...
