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Under a new California law, it is illegal for employers or admissions officers to require applicants to hand over their social media usernames and passwords.

An effort to build the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant faces a crucial test today, as San Diego's regional water agency votes on whether to buy all the water the plant would make.

California's debt is shrinking, for now, thanks to voters who approved a tax hike and a growing economy.

It's official: Companies must now purchase permits to emit excess levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the state of California.

Six years after enacting its own law to fight global warming, California conducts its first auction of carbon permits. Companies that give off large amounts of carbon dioxide will need permits to cover the emissions.

In California, voters may have beefed up Democrats to a two thirds majority in both the Assembly and Senate — a situation the state hasn't seen since 1933.

A ballot initiative in Richmond and El Monte proposes a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. Proponents say it could help prevent diabetes among low-income residents and generate revenue, but the soft drink industry is spending millions to block it.

Through the recession, community colleges have assumed a heavy burden: Get people ready for jobs at a time of tight employment and tight budgets.

Last year's months-long Pacific Standard Time arts event brought almost two million visitors to the city and pumped $280 million into Southern California.

Genetically modified crops are so pervasive that food companies that don't use GMO ingredients still have traces in their products.