Davis, California - A new effort to provide California growers with seeds for tomato, bean, pepper and other crop varieties that are specially bred for organic farming has been launched at UC Davis.

Stanford, California - An algorithm inspired by a popular song-matching app is helping Stanford scientists find previously overlooked earthquakes in large databases of ground motion measurements.

Stanford, California - Stanford energy experts have released a study that compares the experiences of three large economies in ramping up renewable energy deployment and concludes that renewables can make a major and increasingly cost-effective contribution to climate change mitigation.

Sacramento, California - After a 16-day trial, a federal jury Friday found Vera Kuzmenko, 45, of Loomis, and Rachel Siders, 40, of Roseville, guilty of multiple counts of mail and wire fraud associated with their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost financial institutions over $16 million, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 2015, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the State of California:

Fresno, California - After a three–day trial, a federal jury found Lloyd George Kenney, 65, of San Jose, guilty Thursday of armed bank robbery, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and of being felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.