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California tourism leaders are urging residents to spend their pent-up travel dollars exploring their home state as coronavirus case numbers stay low. Tourism officials are calling on Californians to do their patriotic duty and vacation within the state to bolster the industry. -
Los Angeles and San Francisco have met state guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier for businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The two counties on Tuesday become the first major urban areas in the state to reach the final stage of a phased reopening plan before a projected return to business as usual June 15. -
Los Angeles County officially qualified Tuesday for a move to the least-restrictive yellow tier of the state economic-reopening blueprint, meaning capacity limits will be increased at many businesses and bars will be permitted to reopen indoors. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia’s underwater kelp forests are in trouble. A combination of climate change and hungry purple sea urchins have decimated these vital forests. But the Monterey Peninsula has a kelp forest guardian — sea otters. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the Central Valley some people are hesitant about getting the vaccine and some of their reasons have nothing to do with the vaccine itself. -
A California lawmaker who is a former police officer is trying to outlaw methods that can induce what's known as positional asphyxia. Police say the proposed ban is either too vague or unnecessary. -
From Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Al Franken and Donald Trump, there’s a rich history of celebrities trying out new careers in politics. The list could soon grow. -
As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending on public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers. -
Top Democrats are urging California activists to stay united behind Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election. -
California is giving 76,000 inmates the opportunity to leave prison earlier. They include violent and repeat felons.
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