The Monterey County Planning Commission made a recommendation on industrial hemp last week and it’s clearly siding with the crop.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System earned a 6.7% return on its investments during the last fiscal year, missing its annual goal of 7%.
A man who ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Livermore last year was sitting in a jail cell this week after allegedly threatening to burn down the home of a Contra Costa County judge.
The California National Guard is carrying out another joint effort to eradicate illegal marijuana — this time in Mendocino County.
Los Angeles County’s inspector general has issued a scathing report about Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s decision to rehire fired deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan.
Allegations about a secret clique of violent L.A. Sheriff’s deputies has caught the attention of the FBI.
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The Alameda County Board of Education has selected new leadership. Joaquín Rivera and Amber Childress were elected president and vice president of the board on July 9.
Regular readers of County News know there’s been nothing but drama between L.A. County and its sheriff’s department since Alex Villanueva took over in December.
Santa Clara County and San Francisco filed a lawsuit last week against the Trump administration over a new policy that could stymie legal immigration by those receiving public assistance and discou
Visitors to the 2019 L.A. County Fair can expect to see a larger security presence than in years past.
More than a thousand public retirees in California are earning pensions that exceed the federal limit of $220,000, according to data from CalPERS.