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Real ID deadline approaching
It’s about two weeks left before TSA starts enforcing Real IDs at U.S. Airports. There are also long lines at the DMV in California as people scramble to get them.
California expands electric school bus fleet as federal freeze paused efforts elsewhere
California is spending $500 million to put an additional 1,000 electric school buses on the road as federal cuts and freezes paused efforts in other states to replace aging diesel-fueled fleets that are more polluting.
California moves to create public wildfire algorithm to ease insurance crisis
Fire and insurance experts convened on Tuesday to help California take a step toward solving its insurance issues with big data.
The ‘California Wine Festival' has four 2025 stops; Dana Point is first up
Dozens (and dozens) of Golden State wineries will be there, and a bevy of eateries, too.
Former Fox News host Steve Hilton announces run for California governor
Steve Hilton, who hosted a show on Fox News for six years and worked as an adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron, kicked off his campaign in Huntington Beach.
Gavin Newsom says Democrats need to stop looking for a savior on a ‘white horse'
Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely viewed as a potential contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, had tough words for his own party — “We are as dumb as we want to be,” he said — in an exclusive interview Monday with NBC News
Claims of new evidence in Scott Peterson case
The Los Angeles Innocence Project claims it has new evidence proving convicted murderer Scott Peterson is innocent.
New study paints gloomy picture of climate change's impact on commercial fishing
A new study of some of California’s most commercially significant aquatic species paints a grim picture for the future of the state’s fishing industry under the growing threat of climate change.
DHS tells US citizen and immigration advocate from California to leave country
“I was born in National City, California,” National City resident Aldo Martinez told NBC 7. “I was never paroled, I was never admitted into this country, I am no type of parole.”
96% success: See how new tech helped homes defend themselves from L.A. firestorm
NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura got an up-close look at some new firefighting technology that dozens of families built right onto their houses.
California sues to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs.
Homeless man on Central Coast wins $1 million on lottery scratcher
A man who had been living on the street in San Luis Obispo hit the lottery jackpot this week with a $1 million win on a Scratchers ticket.
Man who threatened to bomb Coachella arrested
Police were notified of a suspicious man at Agua Caliente Casino after security guards were approached by a man traveling in a Tesla who said he’d “be responsible for a bombing” at the festival, according to police.
New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe
After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe.
California Delta levees are at risk of floods, repairs could cost $3 billion
The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain levees. If ruptured, it could endanger half a million people and flood thousands of acres
PCH will reopen in time for the summer, Newsom says
Pacific Coast Highway is slated to reopen just in time for the summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday.
Newsom calls for return of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to prison in El Salvador
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling for a Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador to be immediately returned to the U.S, and raising concerns over the right to due process amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown. Andry Hernandez Romero ca...