State Revenues Fall Short of Expectations
State tax revenues sank in July -- and that means California's six-week-old budget is already in the red.
Mexican Theater Chain Hints at a Trend
A Mexican movie theater chain is expanding into Southern California. Mexican businesses have been coming to the U.S. for years, largely as huge corporations that buy existing U.S. companies. But Cinepolis is helping blaze the trail for Mexican companies coming to the U.S. as themselves.
Seabirds Return to Channel Islands
For the first time in a century, California Common Murres have returned to nest on the Channel Islands. The seabirds are believed to have abandoned the islands off the Southern California coast because humans kept nabbing their distinctive turquoise eggs.