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This Is How Much the Drought Has Cost California
A University of California-Davis study says the drought has put a $2.7 billion dent in the state's economy and put 18,600 people out of work.
Questions We Have About the Masonic Fraternal Police Department
Illuminati-loving police impersonators were in court Thursday, but so far they've stayed quiet on what they're up to and why there's a photo of one of them with Bill Clinton.
Californians Just Aren't Getting Their Water Use Under Control
Four years into a historic drought, water consumption is down just 3.6 percent compared to last year — far shy of the 20 percent goal set by Governor Jerry Brown.
California's Governor Faces Criticism Over Drought-Relief Policies
Even Governor Jerry Brown says the measures don't address the state's "archaic" system of allocating water resources.
California's Governor Issues Mandatory Water Cuts — Except for Farmers
The agricultural sector consumes 80 percent of the state's water, and farmers are planting more water-intensive crops, like almonds and pistachios.
This Group Wants to Stop California from Banning Plastic Bags
San Jose, California passed a bag ban in 2012 and the amount of plastic found in its storm drains, creeks, and streets declined by 89, 60, and 59 percent, respectively.
'Skinny' Health Insurance Plans Are Letting Large Employers Continue to Deny Basic Medical Care to Their Workers
Big corporations are taking advantage of a loophole in Obamacare.
The ACLU Is Fighting to Keep Revenge Porn Safe and Legal for Pervs
Your vagina has less of a right to privacy than your credit card numbers or medical records. That's objectively fucked-up.
California Has Finally Recognized That Crack and Cocaine Are the Same Thing
California's "Fair Sentencing Act" undoes one of its most racist drug laws — but reform advocates say it's only the first of many steps to reduce its massive prison overcrowding problem.
California Lawmakers Want to Limit Police Drones, but Activists Want Them Banned
California lawmakers just passed new limits on how police can use drones, but some argue that only legitimizes their use—and that police shouldn't have them at all.
Liberals Won’t Let the Death Penalty Die
A conservative judge ruled that California's death penalty was "cruel and unusual punishment," but Democrats are refusing to accept the repeal of capital punishment.
Wasting Water in California Will Now Cost You $500
After Californians failed to conserve water voluntarily, regulations will now limit wasteful water use by imposing fines on violators.