Why Californians Don't Leave
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A reporter who can see and smell the California wildfires from his home asks why it's so hard for people to recognize the danger
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 20--Millions of Californians spent the summer relaxing on public beaches, hiking in redwood parks and boating on lakes.   Those activities were made possible by the investments of past generations.
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California's battle for jobs gets down and dirty
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar.
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Keeping California safe - but not yet California is to ban the use of cell phones by drivers in a moving vehicle unless they are using a hands-free device.â¦
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California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate said Tuesday he'd fight to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq if elected, a proposal that has drawn mixed reviews in a state with a deep military tradition.
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More people live in Los Angeles County than in the state of Michigan.
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Many California residents are ruggedly obstinate about the choice they have made to live with the constant threat of fire.
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They don't put their money where their mouths are.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, under fire from American Indians for telling voters that tribes were &quot;ripping off&quot; the state with their casinos, refused on Friday to back down from the charge.
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They are not wealthy. Their home states are politically symbolic. Their occupations or their circumstances suggest salt of the earth.
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California could be saving millions on prisons. Don't worry. We're not talking about releasing carjackers early.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger boasted last month that if a company wanted to relocate to California, he would get a moving van and bring them here. He even drove a truck down the Las Vegas Strip to make his point.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.