Jan 22 Watch Supreme Court Strikes Down California Sentencing Rules The U.S. Supreme Court struck down California's sentencing guidelines Monday, preventing judges from increasing prison time for convicted criminals based on factors not considered by a jury. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the impact of the decision. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Schwarzenegger Proposes Universal Health Care in California California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a universal health care program that would extend coverage to the state's uninsured population. A California health official and NewsHour correspondent Susan Dentzer discuss the implications of the proposed plan. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Two States Put Lethal Injections on Hold A California judge has ruled that the state's lethal injection is unconstitutional, while Florida suspended executions after a botched one took 34 minutes and two tries. A critic and a defender of lethal injections discuss the developments. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Firefighters Work to Contain Fire That Has Already Killed Four and Injured One Southern California firefighters are still struggling to contain a fire that authorities say was set ablaze by an arsonist. NewsHour Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles, reports on the California fire that has already claimed the lives of four… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Governor Schwarzenegger Regains Support in California Polls show that the gap between support for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and candidate Phil Angelides is widening with more favoring the incumbent. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch More Cases of Contaminated Spinach Reported Across Country Over one-hundred people in at least twenty-one states have become sick by eating spinach contaminated with E. coli bacteria according to the Food and Drug Administration, which advised consumers not to eat any fresh spinach until further notice. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch California Heat Wave Death Toll Rises One hundred degrees temperatures in California this week have had a deadly impact with at least 116 deaths attributed to the heat. Authorities discuss how they are helping those suffering. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch California Primary Tests Electronic Voting System The use of electronic voting machines in the California primary last week served as a test case for the rest of the country. Many states have switched to the touch-screen machines after the problems with voting systems in the disputed… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Eminent Domain Law Upsets Californians California has been fighting over eminent domain laws since the Supreme Court's Kelo case resolved that a city could seize private homes for economic development projects. Continue watching