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The Solano County sheriff launched an inquiry after reports that Dr. Thomas Gill had compromised criminal investigations in several jurisdictions.

Support for Proposition 29, which would tax tobacco to pay for cancer research, has dropped nearly 15 points over the last two months.

Members of Silicon Valley's Asian American community are spending $35,000 a head to attend Thursday's fundraiser.

California is always just one long drought away from a crisis. At the center of the state's complicated and aging water system is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Polls show many Californians aren't sure what or where the Delta is -- but the fate of cities, farmers and even fish depends on it. Efforts to relieve some of that pressure on the Delta often result in political deadlock. We look at the latest effort to break the Delta log jam.

Faculty at the 23 California State University campuses have voted overwhelmingly in favor of an ongoing series of rolling two-day strikes, if their negotiators fail to reach a deal.

Thousands of people throughout California joined the worldwide May Day action Tuesday, with agendas as varied as the protesters themselves.

It's May Day, a day when workers traditionally stage strikes and demonstrations in celebration of labor rights. Major rallies, marches and civil disobedience are expected in cities across the country and the state as employed workers join with the unemployed, students, immigrants and Occupy protesters.