Sacramento, California - A portion of San Benito County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Hollister.  The 106-square mile quarantine is bordered on the north by Shore Road; on the south by Cienega Road; on the west by Bixby Road; and on the east by an imaginary line. 

Stanford, California - Passion, dedication and persistence count the most when children are cultivating their intelligence and talents, a Stanford scholar says.

Berkeley, California - Over the past 35 years, California’s high-wage workers have seen steady increases in their paychecks. But low-wage workers, 4.8 million strong and about one-third of the state’s workforce, earned less in inflation-adjusted dollars in 2014 than they did in 1979, according to a new analysis from UC Berkeley.

Sacramento, California - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced the list of recipients of $2.5 million in one-time grants meant to boost innovative programs and increase volunteerism in prisons.

Fresno, California - Tomorrow, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be hosting a drought forum at the Big Fresno Fair (10 am-1 pm) to  to hear from California’s farmers, ranchers, farm workers, and other community stakeholders on the impacts of this drought - giving a voice to those who produce our truly remarkable food supply.

Los Angeles, California - A Hawthorne woman who ran a company that submitted more than $7 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, primarily for power wheelchairs that were not needed by patients and caused the government health insurance program to lose nearly $3.5 million has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison.