Female prisoners in Calif. found to be the victims of coerced sterilizations
From at least 1997-2010, nearly 150 women were found to be sterilized while in prison,.
California prisoners begin hunger strike
Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
The fast against firings
While the Senate debates the immigration bill, labor and community activists in northern California charge that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continues to require local employers to fire hundreds of workers, saying they have no immigration papers.
California leads the way for Obamacare
California, with the nation's biggest insurance market, continues to lead the nation in preparing for next year's launch of the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare."
Despite growing revenue, Calif. governor shrinks budget proposal
Not surprisingly, Republican legislators praised Brown's budget, with Republican Assembly leader Connie Conway calling it "realistic."
U.S.A. May Day: We are Chinese, Arab, Filipino, Latino...all people, together
SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of immigrants and their supporters marched across northern California May 1, calling for legalization of all undocumented immigrants, an end to deportations, reunification of families, labor rights and fair wages, and an end to human trafficking.
Berkeley celebrates life of councilmember Maudelle Shirek
A crowd packed Berkeley City Hall to celebrate the life of Maudelle Shirek, an extraordinary woman dubbed "the conscience of the council."
Unions, environmentalists join to uphold California's landmark environmental law
A new coalition has formed to uphold the California Environmental Quality Act against business-backed attempts to weaken the state's landmark 1970 environmental safety law.
Latinos helping transform California and nation
Latinos have emerged as a progressive nationwide political bloc that no amount of right-wing posturing will let the Republicans capture in any significant numbers.
Election Day in California: a bad day for Republicans
Nov. 6 was a very bad day to be a Republican in California.
