Jul 11 Watch 8:41 Marijuana has become big business. So why are small growers struggling to survive? By Paul Solman As marijuana has been legalized in states across the country, investors have identified a major business opportunity. Still, the cannabis market isn’t all easy money. In California, new companies are scaling up operations, but some smaller ones fight to survive,… Continue watching
Jul 08 Judge won't toss corruption case against California lawmaker By Julie Watson, Associated Press Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife were indicted in August on charges they used more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses ranging from groceries to golf trips and family vacations. Continue reading
Jul 08 California quakes serve as 'wake-up call' to be better prepared By John Rogers, Robert Jablon, Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press California is spending more than $16 million to install thousands of quake-detecting sensors statewide after two large earthquakes shook the state. Continue reading
Jul 06 2 earthquakes in 2 days: Is California closer to the 'Big One?' By Nsikan Akpan No, according to geologists. Continue reading
Jul 05 Aftershocks hit California following strongest earthquake in 20 years By John Antczak, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press A widely felt magnitude 5.4 quake before dawn Friday was the strongest aftershock thus far. Continue reading
Jul 04 Earthquake rattles Southern California, but no injuries reported By Associated Press The 6.4 magnitude quake struck near in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles, near the town of Ridgecrest, California. Continue reading
Jun 21 Can California export enough students to shore up college enrollment in other states? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report A decline of nearly 2.9 million college students nationwide since 2011 is driving a frenzy of recruiting in California, one of the few places in the country where the number of college-ready high school graduates is going up. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 6:15 Why these California wildfire victims wish their houses had burned down By Karla Carballo-Torres, Lorin Eleni Gill In Santa Rosa, California, what's left of a mobile home park is still desolate after a 2017 wildfire. The former residents with homes still standing aren't allowed to live there, but they have also had trouble getting insurance money. Karla… Continue watching
May 23 Watch 10:18 Why some residential caregivers call their jobs 'indentured servitude' By Jennifer Gollan, Reveal Providing for the elderly has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with about 29,000 residential care facilities operating across the country. But a new investigation by Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting, finds that some of these facilities are profiting… Continue watching
May 08 Attorneys general from 33 states urge banking reform for pot industry By Associated Press Most Americans live in states where marijuana is legally available in some form. But most banks don't want anything to do with money from the cannabis industry for fear it could expose them to legal trouble from the federal government,… Continue reading