Workers at University of California hospitals around the state picketed for a second day Wednesday over staffing and pension issues.

Los Angeles voters have approved a proposition limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

A Republican is leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest, while Democrats hope to force a runoff election in which they would have a better chance at winning.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ San Jose police say an 81-year-old man was hit and killed as he crossed a street Monday night -- the second traffic fatality of the day on the city's streets.

Investigators say they believe the death of a two-year-old boy in Riverside County was a homicide.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Federal agriculture officials say chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy _ known allergens -- which are not listed on the labels of its packages.

The family of a San Diego County woman is suing the U.S. Government and the Border Patrol agent who shot her after she hit him with her car.

Six current and former San Francisco school district employees have pleaded not guilty to charges that they embezzled $15 million in grant money from the school system.

The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

Orange County wants state permission to charge reckless people for the cost of rescuing them.

Santa Clara County is on the hook for a $5 million settlement in a crash involving a sheriff's deputy who allegedly took his eyes off the road while eating a McDonald's hamburger.

A Riverside County city has become the latest to try banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling permitting prohibition.

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Jerusalem Post has just published its annual ranking of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, and I’m sorry but also somewhat relieved to report that I don’t appear on it this year.

Five of the California State University's 23 campuses are getting new leaders.

The modest Los Angeles suburb that became the poster child for municipal corruption when it was discovered three years ago that its municipal leaders had looted millions of dollars from its treasury remains deeply in debt and on the verge of financial crisis, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Controller's Office

The California Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses, as it investigates the death of a man who was impaled by a metal rod while driving on Interstate 580 around Livermore.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed lower Wednesday at 155.31, down 1.45 percent from Tuesday. Declining issues beat advancers 72 to 25, and 136 issues were unchanged.