Bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés passes California Assembly

A State Assembly bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés where customers would be permitted to consume the tranquilizing herb onsite, received broad partisan support on Wednesday, passing the assembly 64-9.

Lizzo rents out Sacramento movie theater for team to watch Disney's 'Little Mermaid'

Grammy-winning songstress Lizzo rented out a movie theater in downtown Sacramento for her team to watch Disney's new live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."

Dogs found with snouts taped shut in Irvine; woman arrested

The suspect, 21-year-old Gabriela Barrera, admitted to officers she taped the dogs' snouts shut to keep them from barking and nipping at the other dogs.

Jogger's prehistoric find along California beach wows museum collectors

Memorial Day weekend was more than just sunburns and hot dogs for a California man on a morning jog. He stumbled upon an extremely important find for museum collectors.

Tupac Shakur is finally getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

“All Eyez" will be on Hollywood on June 7, when Tupac Shakur, the legendary rapper and actor, is set to receive his star on the Walk of Fame.

Danny Masterson convicted on 2 counts of rape in retrial

Masterson was convicted on two charges of forcible rape, the jury announced Wednesday. He was charged with raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. The jury was deadlocked on the third charge.

Toothless 11-year-old dog saves dog brother from coyote attack in Mission Viejo

Earlier this month Vinny, the 11-year-old Maltese-Dachshund mix, heard his brother shrieking in pain after a coyote attack in their backyard. He jumped in to save him.

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules

A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be let out of prison on parole.

San Francisco’s Market Street Old Navy to close, company says

The iconic Old Navy store on Market Street in downtown San Francisco will shutter its doors on July 1 after nearly 30 years in operation, a spokesperson for Gap Inc., Old Navy’s parent company, announced on Friday.

Photos capture Southwest pilot climbing through cockpit window to unlock plane door

A Southwest Airlines pilot was captured climbing through the window of a plane and into the cockpit in order to unlock the plane door at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday. 

What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for Arizona, California, Nevada?

It calls for cities, irrigation districts and Native American tribes to accept federal money — and in some cases volunteer — to use less water over the next three years.

A majority of Californians say Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to serve, new poll finds

Nearly two-thirds of registered voters in California feel that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to continue serving as a senator, a new poll released Thursday morning by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found.