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'California Nationhood' Ballot Measure Builds Steam

8:34pm January 27, 2017

by Scott Shafer

Acknowledging that the obstacles are formidable, the proponent of a ballot measure to sever California's ties with the United States has been cleared to start collecting signatures.

Tom Coleman, who manages more than 8,000 acres of pistachio trees across California, is worried that warmer temperatures will affect his crops.

If These Trees Don't Get Time To Chill, Farmers Will Be Out On A Limb

2:38pm January 25, 2017

by Ezra David Romero

Tree crops like pistachios, peaches and almonds need a certain amount of cold weather every year. But scientists say that California's climate may become too warm for them to grow there.

Farmworkers head home after a day of picking at a large citrus farm near Bakersfield, Calif.

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Will Trump's Tough Talk On Immigration Cause A Labor Shortage?

7:00am January 21, 2017

by Vanessa Rancano

In California, agriculture depends on immigrant labor. As Trump takes office, those involved in the state's huge farming industry are wondering how his hard-line stance will affect them.

A storm dumped rain on Hollister, Calif., on Tuesday and Wednesday, but appeared to have blown through by Thursday.

'Snowpacalypse2017' And Flooding Clobber Western States But Ease Drought

2:12pm January 12, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Storms dumped rain and snow all along the coast, prompting evacuations, closing roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers. But all that water has helped the West's severe drought.

Vineyards remain flooded in the Russian River Valley in Forestville, Calif., on Monday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada saw rivers overflowing their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate their homes after war

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In California And Nevada, A Brief Respite Between Powerful Storms

12:36pm January 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A major storm just left the region early Monday; another is due to sweep through starting Tuesday. Emergency crews have taken this chance to rescue people stranded by the first storm.

An 1899 stereograph shows the Pioneer Cabin sequoia in Calaveras Grove, Calif.

Iconic Sequoia 'Tunnel Tree' Brought Down By California Storm

11:51am January 09, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Pioneer Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Trees State Park was one of California's few remaining tunneled-through sequoias. It was hollowed out more than a century ago.

Beverly Kurtz and Tim Guenthner live near Gross Reservoir outside Boulder, Colo. They oppose a an expansion project that would raise the reservoir's dam by 131 feet.

High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

6:21pm December 30, 2016

After years of drought and dropping water levels, the Colorado River is reaching a crisis point. Communities at each end of the river are looking at a variety of measures, from storage to sharing.

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UCSF is laying off some of its IT staff and sending their jobs to a contractor with headquarters in India.

Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco IT Jobs Are Moving To India

9:35am December 28, 2016

by Sam Harnett

Companies in San Francisco pay six-figure salaries to entry-level tech workers. But a public university there is laying off some of its own IT staff and sending the jobs to a contractor in India.

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Devin Greene sits in the front seat of an Uber driverless car during a test drive in San Francisco on Dec. 13.

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Uber Stops Self-Driving Test In California After DMV Pulls Registrations

9:44pm December 21, 2016

by Avie Schneider

Uber will have to park its self-driving cars in California for now. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles said it revoked the registrations of 16 vehicles owned by the ride-hailing company.

Activists from UltraViolet, a national women's advocacy organization, push for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in San Francisco in June. The judge has since been cleared of misconduct.

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Calif. Judge Cleared Of Misconduct After Sentence In Stanford Sexual Assault Case

3:49pm December 19, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. The state judicial discipline agency found no evidence of sentencing bias.