How Warming Winters Are Affecting Everything Winters are warming faster than summers in many places, and colder parts of the U.S. are warming faster than hotter ones. The warming winter climate has year-round consequences across the country. Mose Buchele
LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions "We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. Vanessa Romo
Trump Administration Threatens California Over Mandate That Insurers Cover Abortion Health officials said the state has 30 days to repeal the requirement or some of its federal funds might be in jeopardy. The threat comes as Trump is set to address an anti-abortion rights march. Colin Dwyer
Sprawling Homeless Camps — Modern 'Hoovervilles' — Vex California The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for what is a growing crisis across California and much of the West. Eric Westervelt
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case On Ban Against Homeless Sleeping In Public Spaces The denial upholds a lower court ruling that put severe limits on cities' ability to enforce anti-camping ordinances on streets and in public rights of way. Advocates for the homeless lauded the move. Vanessa Romo
Fresno Police: Backyard Where 10 Shot Likely Targeted, 'We Just Don't Know Why' The victims were all Asian males between 25 and 35. "Most of them had jerseys on," said the deputy police chief. "And it looks like something terrible happened." Laurel Wamsley
With Blackouts, California's Electric Car Owners Are Finding New Ways To Charge Up Nearly half of all the electric cars in the country are owned in California. But the recent wildfires and power outages are inspiring some drivers to use their cars to power their homes. Vanessa Romo
2 Major Wildfires That Have Raged In California Are Almost Fully Contained The Kincade Fire to the north and the Maria Fire in the south are 80% contained and should be fully under control this week. Evacuation orders for about 190,000 Californians have been lifted. Paolo Zialcita
Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Combat California's Housing Crisis The plan includes $1 billion for a mortgage assistance fund for first-time homebuyers in the state, and $1 billion for an open line of credit to develop "very low- to moderate-income housing." Bill Chappell
