Oregon reported more than 15,000 outages, while nearly 19,000 homes in California were affected and 600,000 in Washington.

State's governor and Legislature need to listen more closely to voters on crime, taxes and government overreach

In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except "to punish crime." Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.

Eighteen months into reporting on the pipeline of drugs from Honduras to San Francisco, Megan Cassidy and her reporting and photo partner Gabrielle Lurie had an abundance of vivid material. […]The post How the San Francisco Chronicle shone a bright...

A powerful mid-latitude cyclone is strengthening off the coast of California, Washington, and Oregon. It's intensifying rapidly, a process called bombogenesis.

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some accounts say.

Child had no known exposures to farm animals, raising concerns over potential for human-to-human spread

Proponents estimated that the measure would have benefited 2 million workers, including hotel and grocery employees.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator-elect Adam Schiff of California about Trump's election victory and what Democrats should do before he takes office.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dalton Knecht could only shrug when he buried his fourth consecutive 3-pointer and sent the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ entire arena into a frenzy.That was a very specific shrug by the Lakers rookie, however the one made famous by Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA Finals after a legendary 3-point flurry....

On Tuesday, a Texas father who has spent years fighting his ex-wifes attempt to trans their son said a California judge had sealed the boy’s fate, allowing the mother to go forward with gender-affirming care that would enable her “authority to castrate my son. I lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, boys. Perhaps, ...

Los Angeles passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance Tuesday to protect immigrants from deportation, after President-elect Donald Trump vowed deportations of "criminals who are being illegally harbored."

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dalton Knecht tied the NBA’s single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.LeBron James had 26 points and 12 ...

California health officials have found a possible case of bird flu in a child from the San Francisco Bay Area. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said in a Nov. 19 statement that the child from Alameda County is recovering at home with “mild upper respiratory symptoms” after receiving treatment. The child had no […]

Mexico overcame a two-goal, first-leg deficit and reached the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals with a 4-0 win over Honduras at Toluca behind two goals from Henry Martn and one each from Ral Jimnez and Jorge Snchez. With the 4-2 aggregate victory in the quarterfinal, Mexico advanced to play Canada on March 20 at Inglewood, California. The three-time defending champion United States fac...