Marijuana legalization arrived Monday in California with lots of hoopla, but only a handful of cities will initially have retail outlets ready to sell recreational pot. …
From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming "Prohibition is Over!" to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and …
Companies in the cannabis industry have added nearly $2 billion. in value since California dispensaries started to legally sell recreational marijuana on Jan. 1. …
While revelers in New York City’s Times Square welcomed 2018 during the city’s …
California has now become the largest legal marijuana marketplace in the world. MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Golden State's …
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But recreational cannabis sales began this week without the computer system in use for pot businesses. Instead, they are being asked to document sales and …
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Ventura, California (CNN)The frightening hiss and crackle of the massive Thomas Fire in Southern California has been replaced by the loud droning of heavy …
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An hour and a half before the Berkeley Patients Group, a marijuana dispensary, opened for business on Monday, two men were waiting in line outside. One came …
The day after California launched its first legal sales of recreational marijuana, …
California's legal pot economy was supposed to operate under the umbrella of a vast computerized system to track marijuana from seed to storefronts, ensuring …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a race against the cluck as California Highway Patrol officers scrambled to rescue nearly 20 chickens that ran through highway …
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DELANO, CA -- Last weekend, California welcomed a pair of twins to the world but they were born in different years. One twin, Joaquin Jr., was born in 2017, while …
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LOS ANGELES — The Latest on recreational marijuana sales in California (all times local): 12:10 p.m. California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control is continuing to …
WHAT'S THE CHEESIEST DAY OF THE YEAR? We're not talking in terms of corniness or of overly sentimental moments, though such occurrences do …
California is known by many as the land of beautiful celebrities, packed freeways, and perpetual summer. But the nation's third-largest state also has a huge variety of people with very distinct ways of speaking, from valley girl speak to surfer …
Duncan Black writes that California succeeded as a high-tax, high-service state but is going to fail as austerity transforms it into a high-tax low-service state. I think this gets the relationship between population growth and service …
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With each passing year, human-caused global warming bullies California for more water. Each year, the heat squeezes more moisture from soils and ecosystems. This is because, as the atmosphere warms, its demand for moisture rises. …
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“Fires are always going to be present with us, and there are always going to be ones that we simply cannot be able to control,” Glen MacDonald, the John Muir Memorial Chair of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, …
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It’s not easy watching California self-destruct. After all, my four sons are 6th generation Californians. One relative of ours journeyed here prior to the Gold Rush when the state population was just a handful of people. Family lore has it he was …
California lawmakers are trying to protect the marijuana industry by establishing California as a sanctuary state for pot. A bill moving through the state legislature would prohibit state and local police from assisting federal agents who target …
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SONOMA, Calif. (AP) -- The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Authorities have confirmed two more deaths from Northern California's wildfires, taking the total to 23. The sheriff's office in Sonoma County, where …
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Travis Allen, a Republican, represents the 72nd Assembly District in the California legislature. Thinking of submitting an op-ed to the Washington Examiner? Be sure to read our guidelines on submissions.
California officially became a sanctuary state for illegal aliens on Thursday with the stroke of Gov. Jerry Brown’s pen. Senate Bill 54 will go into effect in January 2018. Brown signed the bill entitled the “California Values Act” and …
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During an alternative-fact-filled interview with Bill O’Reilly on Sunday, President Donald Trump launched into a diatribe about California pushing back against his immigration policies, suggesting that he would try to cut off the Golden …
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When people speak of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote, they are really speaking about California. In that state, Hillary Clinton won 6,621,346 votes to Donald Trump's 3,549,576 as of this writing. This margin of over three million …
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation Thursday, establishing one of the most ambitious carbon …
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With California Gov. Jerry Brown blaming future wildfires on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, it’s worth examining the reasons the state has always been prone to devastating fires. First, it’s worth …
Pragmatism gets a bad rap, seen as a cop-out in the face of adversity to one’s dogma, a submission. I tend to see it more as an acceptance of often uncomfortable facts and the willingness to make the best of things. I appreciate the passion …
When James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848, news traveled fast. In the years that followed nearly 300,000 folks from the US and abroad made their way to the west coast to take a …
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Good news for the people of California, IWI has just put together a California-compliant package for the Tavor bullpup rifle. Based on the Tavor SAR RS, this rifle complies with California’s length and fixed magazines requirements. The …
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Timothy Egan on American politics and life, as seen from the West. SAN SIMEON, Calif. — To take in the gardens of Italian cypress and perfumed citrus, to sit at poolside under a Roman temple front, to stare at the infinity of the Pacific …
Explosive wildfires fanned by strong Santa Ana winds swept across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes on Dec. 5, 2017.
Before the Ferrari had even arrived it was causing a sensation. My wife’s best friend, Nanette, is a ravenous sports-car aficionado (she once owned an Aston Martin DB9), and when I told her I’d be driving a new California T convertible for …
FALLBROOK, Calif. — A brush fire driven by gusty winds that have plagued Southern California all week exploded rapidly Thursday north of San Diego, destroying dozens of mobile homes in a retirement community and killing race horses at …
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It's fast, loud and sexy, a replacement for the best-selling Ferrari. It's also the first turbocharged road car from Maranello in 25 years. The 2015 Ferrari California T is big on a couple of counts, and, as the second automotive century …
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Northern California firefighters are battling a fire that sprang up overnight in the Santa Cruz mountains, prompting evacuation orders. Rob Sherman, assistant chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, tells …
When is the Big One due? Sometime in the next 30 years — and as soon as tomorrow. With about 300 large fault lines running beneath it, California is one of the most seismically active parts of the world, and has 37,000 tremors a year. …
Not that the state’s legislators have anything constructive to offer. California’s Democratic leaders are not only unwilling to rein in the costs of benefits for their patrons, the public-sector unions, but they have been erecting roadblocks to …
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Wildfires in Northern California's wine country have left at least 31 people dead and destroyed more than 3,500 structures, including houses, wineries, and resorts. This has been the deadliest week of wildfires in California history. Firefighters …
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Given that CA now has the lowest credit rating of all the states, does that make the high rates CA is offering in recent auctions something to avoid, owing to the risk of default, or something to cherish on the lines of ‘too big to fail’. This is ...
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Hernan Cortés presents a globe to the king of Spain in this drawing from "Historia de Nueva-España" (1770), part of the USC Libraries' Boeckmann Center collection. In the spring of 1535, Hernán Cortés set sail for an island he believed to …
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LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California state legislature passed a landmark series of bills Friday …
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You can’t walk along 4th and C Streets in downtown San Diego and not wonder about the dilapidated building across from City Hall. It was once the California Theatre. But it’s been empty for more than 20 years. KPBS culture reporter …
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ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. — Fast-moving wildfires continue to spread devastation and desperation in Northern California. So far, the flames have driven more than 20,000 people from their homes. At least 31 people are dead. Authorities in …
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Eagles will release a deluxe edition of their classic Hotel California album to celebrate the record's 40th anniversary. Even though the hit album was released in December 1976, most of its impact came the following year, when the LP shot to …
California voters approved the Prop 64 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday, more than tripling the number of Americans who live in weed-legal states. Although four other states had legalized marijuana before this year's election, …
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Authorities say a series of shootings in rural Northern California left five people dead, including the shooter, and that two children were among the wounded. Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston says one child was shot at a …
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A shooting involving multiple scenes in northern California left at least five people dead, including the shooter. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office said the incident started at a home and moved to Rancho Tehama Elementary School …
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As Amazon processes hundreds of applications from cities vying to land the tech giant's next headquarters, a group of California business owners urged it to avoid the Golden State. The California Business & Industrial Alliance (CABIA), …
Devastating wildfires continue to rage in Southern California with multiple blazes consuming homes and Los Angeles …
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The long-held stereotypes about living in California are absolutely, undeniably true — it’s always sunny, the people are beautiful, the beaches are even better, and there’s avocado on literally everything. What’s not to love?! But the one …
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A decade ago, medical care at California’s state prisons was worse than bad – it was deadly. Attorneys at the PrisonLaw Office successfully sued the Department of Corrections for violating inmates' constitutional rights to freedom from …
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer David Jacobson said Monday that he plans to send 20 horses to Santa Anita for the winter-spring meet, which begins Dec. 26, and hopes to have a year-round presence in Southern California.
When will they ever learn? Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski declared months ago in a much-quoted opinion that there is “an epidemic of Brady violations abroad in the land.” And yet, prosecutors continue to deny there’s a problem. Indeed, …
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Some mobile users may need to click here to see more photos. PHOTOS: Homeless sweep closes Nimitz bike path PHOTOS: Homeless sweep closes Nimitz bike path PHOTOS: Homeless sweep closes Nimitz bike path PHOTOS: …
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“Here’s your boarding pass and visa back,” the customs agent said as she stamped my passport. “Have a safe and pleasant trip to Los Angeles, and enjoy your time at the outdoor game. And as a friendly reminder, if you don’t …
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California wildfire that has killed two people and seared its way through cities, towns and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California on Friday, …
The election in California didn’t turn out as poorly as you might think. An $18 car fee, the proceeds going to spruce up parks, was voted down. So was an attempt to repeal a string of tax breaks for business. Limits on user fees, often …
IN THE SWELTERING June of 1852, two years after California became a state and at the height of the Gold Rush, August Schuckman “came to the first sand desert” on the trail to the land of his dreams. It stretched for 41 miles. His …
The El Nino rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken California. The U.S. Drought Monitor is reporting that the percentage of the state in exceptional drought is half of what it was at the beginning of the year - 21 percent versus …
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This month California homeowners receive property tax bills marked OPEN IMMEDIATELY. Golden State government is always in a hurry to grab people’s money, but the real story is California’s ongoing tax counterrevolution under …
Welcome to Surfline Southern California Surf Reports and Surf Cams -- the most comprehensive Southern Californiasurf reports and surf cams site on the Internet. Spend a few minutes browsing around our Southern California surf …
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At least 10 people have died and at least 1,500 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed as more than 14 fires ravaged eight counties throughout Northern California on Monday, authorities said, according to the Los …
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Rally Cycling's Evan Huffman won his second stage of the Tour of California, beating home Dave Lopez (Sky) and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) from the breakaway. George Bennett finished safely in the bunch to secure the overall win …
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Governing magazine’s Leadership Forums provide transformational leadership and management strategies to help state and local government elected officials, appointees and senior-level agency executives build high-performance …
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On a blistering day in the megalopolis that is southern California, Shivaji Deshmukh of the Orange County Water District offers me a cup of cool, clear water that just yesterday was swirling around in an Anaheim toilet bowl. We're standing …
California's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a state law that allows some illegal immigrants to pay lower, in-state tuition, preserving the benefit for tens of thousands of students and potentially sending the issue to the U.S. Supreme …
Welcome to Inhabitat, your online guide to the best green design ideas, innovations and inspiration to build a cleaner, brighter, and better future. Almost finished... We need to confirm your email address. To complete the subscription …
Jason Aldean has canceled shows in Los Angeles (Oct. 6), San Diego (Oct. 7) and Anaheim, California (Oct. 8) this weekend out of respect for the victims of the tragedy at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. Refunds are available at …
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