California Republicans Bring Drought Bill to House Floor
The House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill Wednesday put forward by Republicans who say they've got the cure for what ails water-starved California farmers. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act would favor farms over fish and environmental concerns.
Southern California Better-Prepared for Long Drought
Many Californians are heeding Governor Brown's call to voluntarily reduce water use by taking shorter showers, replacing older toilets and letting the lawn go brown. In some parts of Northern California like Sacramento and Santa Cruz, water officials have imposed rationing -- but not in Southern California. The region may actually be in a position to help other parts of the state.
ACLU: Thousands of Ex-Felons Wrongly Prevented From Voting
Civil rights groups say California is illegally preventing thousands of ex-felons from voting. A new lawsuit targets new categories of former inmates created under the criminal justice reform known as realignment.