California

The spring California GOP Convention is underway in Burlingame. NTD’s Jason Blair was on the ground earlier and spoke with some delegates on what they think are some key issues for California voters right now.

LOS ANGELES—Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a months-long series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the rapper. The video aired Friday appears to show Combs, wearing only a white towel, […]

The man who was convicted of attacking the husband of former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was sentenced on May 17 to 30 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the sentence for David DePape, 44, for attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the […]

Amid a potential increase in gas prices on the West Coast, cyclists in San Francisco celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Bay Area Bike to Work Day on Thursday. They’re pledging to log 30,000 miles on their bicycles.

The 14th Annual Indie Series Awards 2024 was held at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California, on May 15. The Awards honored the best of the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment for the internet and web format. The Indie Series Awards shone a light on international creators from different backgrounds with unique storylines. Awards […]

The Port of San Diego is continuing its fight against an invasive species of algae in San Diego Bay. First discovered in the area in September, 2023, the Caulerpa prolifera algae is a major threat to marine flora and fauna. In a press release, the Port said that additional patches of the species have been […]

Tensions at the University of California—Irvine escalated when several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters entered a lecture hall and surrounded the building, leading to several arrests. The protesters entered the UC Irvine campus and surrounded the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on Wednesday around 2:30 p.m.

FCI Dublin, a federal women’s prison in California, has closed down following reports of rampant sexual abuse of inmates by guards. All 605 inmates at the facility have been moved out.

California lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that would allow illegal immigrant students to work on college campuses. If passed, it would bar schools from turning those students down.

A recall vote date is set for the district attorney in California who serves Alameda County, which includes the city of Oakland. Two weeks ago, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve the collected signatures needed for the recall vote. And on Tuesday, an election date was set for Nov. 5 with the general […]

This week, which is National Police Week, agencies around the country hold memorials for peace officers. NTD’s David Lam hears from the sheriff’s department in Santa Clara County in California for Peace Officers’ Memorial Day on May 15.

California’s governor Gavin Newsom introduced a plan to close this year’s remaining $27.6 billion shortfall and next year’s projected $28.4 billion deficit. But health officials don’t want budget cuts, and lawmakers wonder whether the billions spent on homelessness were effective.

SAN FRANCISCO—Over 350 Falun Dafa practitioners from the Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on May 11 to celebrate the 32-year anniversary of the spiritual meditation practice’s introduction to the public. The parade traveled along the waterfront in San Francisco, with banners, colorful costumes, a marching band, a float that featured fairies seated […]

KING CITY, Calif.—Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a March shooting by masked men at a party in rural central California that killed four people and left seven others wounded, officials said Friday. The three people were arrested on multiple gang-related charges and included one juvenile, Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto said Friday. […]

LOS ANGELES—A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May approved the petition filed by the 81-year-old Wilson’s family and […]

NEW YORK—Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while awaiting retrial or be sent to California to serve his prison sentence for rape there. The fallen movie mogul, who showed up for the hearing in a wheelchair and wearing a […]

California currently leads the nation in job losses, with a recent wave of layoffs particularly hitting the tech sector hard, according to the latest federal government data. According to the Federal Reserve of Economic Data (FRED), some 482,700 residents of California lost their jobs since the beginning of this year, positioning the Golden State as […]