thus charging pot companies more to participate in the legal market. Caren Woodson, the president of the California Cannabis Industry Association, said in an email to SFGATE that increasing the ...

Sales have slowed following his emergency order, yet the ban has done little to dissuade California’s pot companies from jumping into the hemp industry. America’s hemp industry has boomed ...

The latest scale-back doomed five locations in California. Store managers in Whittier, Los Angeles, Orange, Placentia, and Stanton, California received notice that their stores will permanently ...

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could happen soon. The "Big One" refers to a massive earthquake that could ...

A California city voted to criminalize “aiding” and “abetting” homeless camps Tuesday — an unusual move that advocates say could stifle help for people who need it. In addition to making ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...

NOWHERE. WELL, A GROUP WANTING CALIFORNIA TO SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES IS TRYING TO GET THE ISSUE ON THE BALLOT. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS A GROUP HAS BEEN CLEARED TO START GATHERING ...

Much-needed rain helped firefighters make gains on several blazes in Southern California on Monday as flooding shuttered schools, triggered landslides and prompted road closures. Intermittent ...

LOS ANGELES—Southern California’s first significant storm in more than six months brought snow to the mountains and drenching rains to areas leveled by wildfires in the last two weeks ...

As of Tuesday, the "Denmarkification" petition – which calls for the country of Denmark to buy the state of California – has collected more than 200,000 signatures. The petition comes in ...

The heaviest rainfall has slowed across Southern California. While the storm caused some mudslide and flooding issues, officials say it was largely beneficial. Jan. 27, 2025 Amid the wet weather ...

That’s the existential threat.” Their host was more measured. “I believe our system is durable,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said. “We are being stress tested, but we’re durable.” ...