Immigration and Custom Enforcement ( ICE) agents temporarily detained a 71-year-old U.S. citizen in California, leaving her "traumatized." Barbara Stone on Wednesday was removed from a San Diego courthouse, which she attended to observe proceedings and the behavior of federal agents. An agent at the scene said she had pushed her.

Trump was also quick to criticize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to both disasters, and as president, he has said he wants to "wean off" FEMA and phase out the agency in an effort to shift more responsibility for recovery to states.

Kenneth A. Bianchi, one of the two men convicted in the "Hillside Strangler" murders, was recently denied parole in California.

Narciso Barranco, the 48-year-old Tustin landscaper who was punched and detained by federal immigration agents in June — sparking a nationwide outcry — will be released on bond from the Adelanto ICE processing center on Friday, July 11, a supporter said.

Actions by the Trump administration are putting wildfire response, water resources, natural lands and clean energy efforts in jeopardy, state officials said.

While the California housing market remains competitive—with homes for sale spending an average 31 days on the market before going under contract, less than the nationwide median of 38—and home prices are still rising, buyers in the state are clearly withdrawing.

A forensic investigator said CalPERS’ reliance on private equity raises transparency concerns. Others dismissed those concerns.

A toddler who died at a Rancho San Diego daycare asphyxiated after getting her head wedged between a plastic cot placed on top of a portable crib and the crib railing, according to a Medical