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California's last operating nuclear power plant could get a second lease on life.

New cellphone technology is helping shed light on a cold case from 2016 on Henrietta Street - where detectives say there wasn’t a lot of evidence initially — but things may have taken a turn.

A new plan to reroute how water moves from wetter Northern California to drier Southern California would ferry some of it through a single, 45-mile (72-kilometer) underground tunnel, wrapping around the state’s existing water delivery system and dumping it into the main aqueduct that flows south to vast swaths of farmland and millions of people. The proposal released Wednesday would build one tunnel to take water from the Sacramento River, the state's largest, to the California Aqueduct for delivery further south. When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, he ordered water officials to scrap the existing plan and start over.

A California panel has denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago.

The nation's largest utility is pledging to take as many carbon emissions out of the atmosphere as it emits by 2040.

The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he may impose mandatory water restrictions if people don't start using less as a drought drags on.

The court said the law, which forced boards to have up to three women directors, was discriminatory.

In the three years it has been on the books, the law has been credited with improving the standing of women in corporate boardrooms.

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law that would have required boards have up to three female directors by this year violated the right to equal treatment. The conservative legal group Judicial Watch had challenged the law, claiming it was illegal to use taxpayer funds to enforce a law that violates the equal protection clause of the California Constitution by mandating a gender-based quota.

Telecommunications industry groups have ended their bid to block California’s net neutrality law that prevents broadband providers from throttling service.

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism.

Officials say a suspect arrested in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting near the California state Capitol would likely still be in prison were it not for corrections officials’ use of sentencing credits authorized by voters in 2016.

Officials say a suspect arrested in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting near the California state Capitol would likely still be in prison if not for corrections officials’ use of sentencing credits authorized by voters in 2016.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison.

Parole has been recommended for the last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of children for $5 million ransom in 1976.

A San Diego appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican immigrants has become the first Latina confirmed to the California Supreme Court.

A long-delayed plan to build a giant lake in Northern California has received a big financial boost.

A long-delayed plan to build a giant reservoir in Northern California to help withstand the U.S. West’s notorious droughts got a huge boost on Thursday when the federal government signaled its intent to loan the project nearly $2.2 billion — or about half the cost. The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency is the equivalent of being preapproved for a loan. It will take up to two years for the federal government and project officials to negotiate the terms and sign documents before the money is delivered.

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown has retired to a rural stretch of Northern California land.

Farmworkers in Oregon would earn overtime pay for the first time in the state under a bill that the Legislature has approved.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially ended multiple state emergencies.

California companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases have saved up so many pollution credits it could hurt the program's ability to reduce emissions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated an appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican immigrants as the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden first zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire.

The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole.

Leondra Kruger was once a clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and she's often thought of his advice to "always work hard and do your best.”.

A federal appeals court has upheld California's net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecom groups to prevent it from going into effect.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court.

What could be California's first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key regulatory hurdle.

Amid a severe drought, California regulators on Wednesday voted to advance what could be the state's first major new water storage project in decades, despite warnings from tribal and environmental groups that it would hasten the extinction of multiple species of salmon. The vote by the California Water Commission ensured that the Sites Reservoir project will remain eligible for about $800 million in taxpayer money, representing about 20% of the project's roughly $4 billion price tag. The reservoir is one of seven water storage projects scheduled to receive funding from a voter-approved bond in 2014.

The president of California’s medical board says a group of anti-vaccine activists stalked her at home and followed her to her office where four men confronted her after work in a dark parking garage.

Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items.

A California official says the state’s landmark law mandating women be placed on corporate boards is toothless and there are no plans to fine companies for not complying.

When California's former Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies three years ago, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges.

California's first-in-the-nation law requiring women on corporate boards is being challenged in court this week on constitutional grounds.

When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men. The California law has spurred other states to adopt or consider similar laws.

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown has reentered the public policy arena in California with a call to action to prevent wildfires.

Oil spilling into federal waters off California's coast has prompted fresh calls for an end to offshore oil drilling in state and federal waters.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom turned back a recall attempt by motivating fellow Democrats who showed little interest during much of the campaign.

In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, his campaign has found a familiar foil that’s as big as Texas.

It's been seven years since California voters agreed to borrow billions of dollars to build more water storage projects.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s water shortage could become severe enough to require Californians to ration their personal use but not until the end of September.

It's one thing for discrimination in hiring to be outlawed, but it's another thing for men in power to actually hire more women and minorities.

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit that had seemed to be dead. Now we're going to find out whether the state went too far in ordering companies to put women on their boards of directors.

What does a voluntary 15% cut in water usage mean for the average California household?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an independent investigation into the conviction of death row inmate Kevin Cooper, who says he was framed for the stabbing deaths of four people, including two children, in 1983.

Diablo Canyon is the state's largest clean energy source. Will emissions rise after it closes?

Party officials were united at the state convention Saturday, calling the Newsom recall a Republican power grab.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is winning support from top Democrats including Vice President Kamala Harris as he prepares to face a recall election later this year.

The expected release of U.S. Census Bureau data in the coming days is likely to reflect what California demographers have long known, namely that the state is growing at a record slow rate.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in two Northern California counties as the state grapples with depleted water supplies after a dry winter.

In California that pretty much means we have a drought,” said Jay Lund, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of California, Davis. In California, the heaviest rain and snow comes in the winter months, but not this year — about 90% of the state already is experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. AdMuch of California’s water comes from mountain snow in the Sierra Nevada that melts during the spring and summer and feeds rivers and streams that in turn fill reservoirs. The state largely escaped fire devastation during the previous drought, but has suffered terribly since, after 100 million trees died and vegetation remained dry as a result of the drought. “The interesting thing about these other drought impacts is they happened after the drought ended," Lund said. "

Former Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill in 2018, making California the first state to pass a net neutrality law. But in a separate lawsuit, the telecom industry asked a federal judge to keep blocking the law. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez denied their request, allowing California to begin enforcing the law. California's law was spurred by the Federal Communications Commission's 2017 decision to repeal net-neutrality rules that applied nationwide. The law seeks to ban internet providers from slowing down customers' data streams based on the content they are viewing.

Former Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill in 2018, making California the first state to pass a net neutrality law. But in a separate lawsuit, the telecom industry asked a federal judge to keep blocking the law. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez denied their request, allowing California to begin enforcing the law. California's law was spurred by the Federal Communications Commission's 2017 decision to repeal net-neutrality rules that applied nationwide. The law seeks to ban internet providers from slowing down customers' data streams based on the content they are viewing.

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, a federal judge ruled California could enforce a 2018 net neutrality law. Jerry Brown signed the bill in 2018, making California the first state to pass a net neutrality law. But in a separate lawsuit, the telecom industry asked a federal judge to keep blocking the law. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez denied their request, allowing California to begin enforcing the law. The law seeks to ban internet providers from slowing down customers' data streams based on the content they are viewing.

“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership," Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. AdAppearing before the Senate health committee, Becerra seconded President Joe Biden’s goals of 100 million vaccine shots in his first 100 days, increased coronavirus testing, ramped-up DNA mapping of the virus to track worrisome mutations and reopening schools and businesses. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the ranking Republican on the health committee, left no doubt that Becerra faces tough scrutiny. California took pride in viewing itself as the resistance to Trump, and Becerra embodied that ethos. AdLack of medical experience doesn't disqualify a nominee for HHS secretary, though it can be a plus.

Gavin Newsom says California should allow all but death row inmates and those serving life-without-parole to request lighter sentences after serving at least 15 years. California led the nation in tough-on-crime policies 30 years ago, but in recent years has been among the states at the forefront of easing criminal penalties. AdAbout 14,000 people serve less than a year in a prison annually, and sending them to local jails would be a burden, said Cory Salzillo, spokesman for the California State Sheriffs’ Association. Skinner's bill includes the recommendations to judges, while Kamlager's follows the committee’s suggestion that gang enhancements be restricted to organized, violent criminal enterprises. AdKamlager said she learned while serving on the committee that gang enhancements are often used to increase what otherwise would be misdemeanor charges against people of color.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Afterward, Greene suggested that the shooting might have been staged. Connecting a series of scattershot points, Greene suggested a bank controlled by the Rothschild family, who are Jewish, a utility company responsible for the fire and then-Gov. Greene “liked” the comment and replied, “Most people honestly don’t know so much. 9/11 ATTACKSIn November 2018, Greene shot a video in which she talked about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, referring to a “so-called” plane that crashed into the Pentagon.

Scott Applewhite, File)SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The public and private jockeying to be California's next attorney general is intensifying as Gov. It's a powerful nod of support for Schiff, who does not have much of a personal relationship with Newsom. AdThe job of attorney general is among the highest profile in California, second only to governor in terms of public recognition and overall power. Steinberg, the Sacramento mayor and former leader of the state Senate, is making private appeals to Newsom and his inner circle. Steinberg has a long and close relationship with Newsom, which could be an asset as Newsom faces a potential recall.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. – President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the nation to normalcy. But Becerra, 62, will face questions in his Senate confirmation about whether he possesses sufficient health care and management experience. Accepting his nomination via video link, Becerra called it a “breathtaking opportunity” to help shape the future of health care. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas argued that Becerra was unqualified because he lacked ties to the health care or pharmaceutical industries.

As California's attorney general, Becerra leads the nation's largest state justice department, an influential perch from which he's fought Republican efforts to roll back health coverage. Becerra, 62, tweeted Monday that in Congress he helped pass the Affordable Care Act and as California’s attorney general he has defended it. “As Secretary of Health and Human Services, I will build on our progress and ensure every American has access to quality, affordable health care — through this pandemic and beyond,” he wrote. Defending California’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act was a key priority, but he also focused on protecting young immigrants from deportation and defending California’s climate change laws. As attorney general, Becerra helped lead a coalition of fellow state attorneys general who sued over the Trump administration’s child separation policies.

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols, with California Gov. Nichols, 75, ends her second tenure as chair of the California Air Resources Board next month, a job that’s made her the top air and climate regulator for the nation’s most populous and economically influential state. Critics of California’s climate approach say the state's policies have left low-income communities behind. Her current stint on the air board began in 2007 under then-Gov. The state won the power decades ago to implement its own emissions standards as smog choked Southern California.

California Secretary for Environmental Protection Jared Blumenfeld talks to the media after he toured the North Complex Fire zone with Gov. “The data is self-evident, the experience that we have in the state of California just underscoring the reality of the ravages of climate change,” he said. The debate is over around climate change." Two Republican state lawmakers who represent the Northern California region where Newsom spoke countered that the governor is using climate change as an excuse for years of failed policies by fellow Democrats who control nearly all aspects of California government. Newsom finally called for voters to unseat politicians “across the spectrum” who deny the effects of climate change, saying he was not just criticizing President Donald Trump.

Here are the stories you shouldnt miss today:TOP STORIESThat Quid Pro QuoGordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a key defender of President Trump in the impeachment inquiry, has revised his statement to House impeachment investigators. AdvertisementHis new account undercuts White House officials who have repeatedly pointed to Sondlands testimony that he did not believe there was quid pro quo. And as one of the few impeachment witnesses so far who had direct access to Trump, Sondland cannot be dismissed as a so-called Never Trumper. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. (Rick Meyer / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementCALIFORNIA The DMV suffered what it called a data breach that let federal agencies, including immigration authorities, improperly access the Social Security information of 3,200 drivers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former California Governor Jerry Brown slammed General Motors Co on Tuesday for siding with the Trump administration in its bid to bar California from setting its own fuel efficiency and tailpipe emission rules for passenger cars and trucks. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as California Governor Jerry Brown speaks during a briefing with State officials after visiting the charred wreckage of Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park in Paradise, in Chico, California, U.S., November 17, 2018. Those states, including New York, New Mexico and Minnesota, sued the administration to prevent Trump from blocking the California standard. Brown said this was the third time GM has taken action against Californias air pollution and vehicle emissions rules. Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration has gone after California on several fronts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administrations rollback of U.S. clean car standards is commercially suicidal and will cost consumers billions of dollars, former California Governor Jerry Brown will tell Congress on Tuesday. Rolling back Californias clean car rules, as the president is proposing, is just plain dumb, if not commercially suicidal. In September, the administration said it would revoke Californias authority to set strict car pollution rules that nearly two dozen states have adopted. Those states, including New York, New Mexico and Minnesota, sued the administration to prevent Trump from blocking the California standard. The world is facing a climate crisis - people are fleeing their homes, homes are being burnt to the ground, he said.

"No state does it as well or comprehensively as the state of California, and we still have a long way to go." It cited information from the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. The measure was opposed by gun owners' rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union. Irwin also authored related legislation requiring law enforcement agencies to develop written policies and standards for seeking gun violence restraining orders. Other new California gun laws approved by Newsom include: Limiting the sales of semi-automatic centerfire rifles to one every 30 days and prohibiting their sales to anyone under 21.

The 81-year-old actress, activist and exercise phenom is moving to Washington for four months with a plan to get arrested. But we want to reach the people who know its a man-made problem, know it exists, but they dont know what to do. I dont know, Im not even thinking about it. I read an article about Lyndon LaRouche because he hounded me in the airports Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales, Jane Fonda Leaks More Than Three Mile Island, etc. Its been six years, but its something that I dont really understand.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday announced the launch of a partnership between China and the University of California at Berkeley to advance research into low-carbon technology to fight climate change. FILE PHOTO: California Governor Jerry Brown delivers his final state of the state address in Sacramento, California, U.S., January 25, 2018. This will be the open channel between America and China on the number one topic our countries share not trade but climate change.The two-time Democratic California governor announced the California-China Climate Institute alongside Chinas top climate change official Xie Zhenhua. Brown said China is on the verge of leadership on electric cars and will benefit from working with California. He added that California and China would also work on models for cap-and-trade.

The law also requires candidates for governor to release their tax returns before the statewide primary, beginning in 2024. Access by the public and news media to a candidates personal tax returns has been a touchstone of presidential politics for more than four decades. Today we require tax returns, but what would be next? Brown wrote in his veto message. Releasing your tax returns is really a low bar to hit, McGuire said Tuesday. This is bigger than any one president.California lawmakers have not been alone in their effort to force presidential candidates to hand over their tax forms.

California's Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state's primary ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump . California is the first state to enact legislation compelling political candidates to disclose their personal income tax returns. New York state has passed a law giving congressional committees access to Trump's state tax returns, which Trump has challenged in court . California's first attempt to force presidential candidates to reveal their tax returns failed in 2017 when then-Gov. "Even if the tax returns are completely lawful, there is plenty of material for opposition researchers," he said.

Thirteen years after California began exporting thousands of felons to private prisons across the nation, the last convict boarded a bus back to California on Tuesday. To make room for returning inmates, California shed nearly 50,000 inmates from its in-state prisons as voters and lawmakers eased criminal penalties and began housing lower-level criminals in county jails instead of state lockups. By then, more than 10,000 inmates were housed in private prisons in Arizona, Michigan, Mississippi and Oklahoma. "He acknowledged he probably could have never have reduced the prison population like he did without the court's ruling," Specter recalled. State prisons now house nearly 126,000 inmates, still about a third more than their design capacity.

One of the country's longest-serving progressive Democrats was a late convert to Hillary Clinton's campaign. California Gov. Jerry Brown praised Clinton and her work to fight climate change Wednesday at the Democratic convention. Brown's endorsement of Clinton comes despite the fact his lifelong causes are similar to those of Bernie Sanders. Brown joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the Democratic convention and why he thinks Donald Trump is unstable.

After 75 days of a massive methane gas leak, Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in California. While federal funds will now be available, Brown says the gas company will pay for the cost of fixing the leak. Mireya Villarreal reports.

California Governor Jerry Brown addresses the deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California that killed 14 people and injured 21 others. CBSN's Jamie Yuccas has more.

"You're not worth being on the same platform as my wife," Bill Clinton told Jerry Brown in a 1992 Democratic primary debate in Chicago after Brown accused Clinton of funneling Arkansas state money to Hillary Clinton's law firm.

California is home to the nation's toughest law dealing with antibiotics given to animals that people eat. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill Saturday. Eighty percent of the antibiotics used in this country are not taken by humans to fight disease, but to help farm animals grow bigger, faster. That is fueling the rise of antibiotic resistance in people, including the threat from superbugs. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" from Los Angeles to discuss the impact of the new law.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a controversial bill allowing terminally ill patients the right to receive medication to end their lives. Attorney Troy Slaten spoke to CBSN about the implications.

California Gov. Jerry Brown is imposing the state's first mandatory limit on water use. It targets businesses and consumers in cities and towns, but it will not affect the farms that use most of California's water. CBS News contributor and City College of New York physics professor Michio Kaku joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss potential solutions to the water crisis.

California is in the midst of its worst drought ever recorded, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to mandate restrictions on water use for 39 million residents. The plan aims to cut overall water use by 25 percent. Omar Villafranca reports from South Lake Tahoe, California.

California Governor Jerry Brown announced an executive order Wednesday aimed at cutting water usage across the state by 25 percent. The announcement came as California struggles to cope with a severe drought that is likely to extend into the next year. Omar Villafranca reports.

California governor Jerry Brown is taking historic steps to deal with the state's major drought. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans explains what he's learned while covering the crisis.

Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a mandatory 25 percent reduction in water use amid persistent drought conditions throughout the state.

The zeal of Gov. Jerry Brown In 2010 California voters re-elected a man many thought had been relegated to history: former Governor Jerry Brown. Many now credit his policies for bringing his state back from the brink, and last November he was elected yet again for an unprecedented fourth term as governor. John Blackstone sits down with Brown for some questions and answers about his colorful past - and his remarkable comeback

Preview: Gov. Jerry Brown on perseverance After serving as California's Governor in the 1970s and '80s, Jerry Brown was reelected last November to his fourth term. In this preview of a profile to be broadcast on "Sunday Morning," Brown talks to John Blackstone about "sticking to it."

California becomes first state to prohibit plastic bags California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill outlawing single-use plastic shopping bags at grocery and convenience stores. The landmark law is aimed at protecting the environment, but critics say it's bad business. John Blackstone reports.

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown declares state of emergency for Northern California California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Napa, Solana and Sonoma counties. More than 60,000 people lost their power and officials say there were dozens of water main breaks, along with more than 100 gas leaks. John Blackstone reports.

8/24: Northern California rocked by strong earthquake; Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown declares state of emergency for Northern California A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, the strongest there in 25 years. The ground began shaking early Sunday morning and was especially fierce in Napa Valley; and, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Napa, Solana and Sonoma counties. More than 60,000 people lost their power and officials say there were dozens of water main breaks, along with more than 100 gas leaks.

California couple threatened with fine for under-watering lawn Michael and Laura Korte felt they were answering Gov. Jerry Brown's urgent call to turn off the tap. But as Danielle Nottingham explains, they were threatened with a $500 fine for under-watering their lawn.

7/20: Deadly day in Gaza as Israel steps up ground offensive; California couple threatened with fine for under-watering lawn Sunday was the deadliest day yet in the Gaza conflict, with 90 Palestinians killed along with 13 Israeli soldiers. The shells poured in for hours, only briefly interrupted by a humanitarian cease-fire, which allowed rescuers to find the wounded; and, Michael and Laura Korte felt they were answering Gov. Jerry Brown's urgent call to turn off the tap. But as Danielle Nottingham explains, they were threatened with a $500 fine for under-watering their lawn.

Cracking the code: Push to teach computer science in classrooms Several leading names in the tech industry are urging California Gov. Jerry Brown to make a meaningful investment in computer science education. Michelle Miller reports on why it's part of a nationwide campaign to broaden access to computer programming training.

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown talks drought, political future California Gov. Jerry Brown tells Scott Pelley the drought affecting his state will have an impact worldwide. He also speaks about why he's running for re-election as governor and whether he'll make another run for the Democratic presidential nomination.