Gov. Brown's Revised Budget Expected This Week
We begin with money: we expect California Gov. Jerry Brown to come out with his revised budget proposal this week.
Price Tag for State's Road-Wrecking Winter? $1.4 Billion and Counting
California's almost done with its record-setting wet season. But in many parts of the state, crews are just starting to deal with the record-setting road damage.
The Secret Behind Eight Blues Award Nominees? A Big Norwegian
The Blues Music Awards are coming up this week in Memphis, Tennessee. That's where you'd expect those awards to be held. But a funny fact ties the event to the San Francisco Bay Area. Eight nominations are directly linked to a hefty, chain-smoking Norwegian from San Jose.
UC Grad Students Pitch Big Ideas During 'Grad Slam'
Some of the brightest graduate students in the UC system competed in a 'Grad Slam' last week in downtown San Francisco. Ten current Masters and PhD students, one from each of the UC campuses took the stage, to present years of research in three-minute elevator pitches.
'Caravan of Refugees' Request Asylum at San Ysidro Border Crossing
Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers have been stuck at the San Ysidro Tijuana International Border, waiting to get a hearing to enter the United States. That includes 78 people who turned themselves in at the border last night.