A California judge's ruling could change the way teachers are hired and fired.

The numbers behind what some are calling a pretty low stakes wager

How much parents pay when their kids are in trouble with the law.

As the California drought continues, some homeowners are rethinking their green grass lawns.

People, mostly women, are sold and forced into labor or sex.

California's thirst for water may be quenched by federal relief

California is in the middle of its worst drought in a century. Why isn't that enough to tip the economy?

A venture capitalist wants California to be six separate entities.

A new generation of pioneers is seeking to create their own communities where the focus is on innovation for business outside of the mainstream — and outside of the United States.

California's rainfall last year was the lowest since 1877, it hasn’t rained yet this "rainy season," fire watch started in January, and there's almost no Sierra snowpack to melt. There's a drought emergency in this giant agricultural state.