Local News California - CBSNews.com / Local News California From CBSNews.com Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:37:41 -0400 5 California launches investigation into State Farm's handling of claims following LA fires /news/california-state-farm-la-fires-insurance-claims-investigation/ In an exclusive interview with CBS News California Investigates, the California Insurance Commissioner announced a formal Market Conduct Examination of State Farm. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:27:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/12/2adcc295-986c-417d-bedb-b0c6898a44ef/thumbnail/60x60/3deb78bf6c142423a50e5574f7f3baeb/gettyimages-2217873374.jpg dbda1fd9-8a93-450c-8308-0042a552cef5 Valkyries Coach Natalie Nakase talks about her Southern California roots /sanfrancisco/news/valkyries-coach-natalie-nakase-southern-california-roots/ Natalie Nakase is the first Asian American WNBA coach, but before even entering the world of coaching, she was a great basketball player. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:29:55 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/10/f9101800-1f36-4280-ab8b-bc2fae8fffc0/thumbnail/60x60/8a89dc4370414755bb852f955cc55008/natalie-nakase-marina-high-school.jpg 9c399826-2241-4371-9f4b-287512d98305 California FAIR Plan secrets: Why the state's insurer of last resort is so secretive /news/california-fair-plan-secrets-what-insurer-doesnt-want-you-to-know/ Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:57:09 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/18/162fde87-0c96-4f76-aade-4d27706a3293/thumbnail/60x60/cbabfad660078eb7f1464234e2030471/aircheck-kovr-aircheck-10p-12a-clean-03172025.jpg d5d87116-6d23-4ba9-be7e-193191020beb FAA probing near collision at SFO between United, SkyWest jets /news/united-skywest-close-call-near-miss-san-francisco-international-sfo-collision/ Two passenger jets taking off on parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport nearly collided earlier this month, federal officials told CBS News. Fri, 30 May 2025 20:41:43 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/05/24/60803d4d-602f-4258-9e3e-6fc4fddb40db/thumbnail/60x60/eb8032ef9e99225359d8b7d3d7688ddd/united-flight-returns-to-sfo.png 9fd93f34-7345-404a-9bb3-0e122d97c314 "American Nightmare" victims help get Matthew Muller to confess to more crimes /news/denise-huskins-aaron-quinn-american-nightmare-gone-girl-kidnapping-cold-cases/ In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen. Tue, 27 May 2025 15:41:07 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/10/3dfd3999-f37f-46a7-b5e9-6a8f64137db2/thumbnail/60x60/57ee4663e3009c665abee872a8d3561e/timeline-denise.jpg 58c2106f-5d7b-4c1a-b5c7-038744a9d7d8 Missing hiker found in California mountains says she survived on wild leeks, snowmelt /news/missing-hiker-california-trapped-by-avalanche/ A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin. Sun, 18 May 2025 00:13:06 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/3f856e8d-3539-478f-b0c8-c10e8393c354/thumbnail/60x60/5d0100e3ff4ac08fa1580322e1d701c1/slaton.png dc3ca45f-056c-46b4-b27c-1baf26641a9c Hiker missing in California's Sierra Nevada for weeks found alive in snow-covered cabin /news/georgia-woman-missing-in-california-sierra-nevada-found-alive/ Tiffany Slaton, a Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada, was found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to the snowpack. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:09:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/3f856e8d-3539-478f-b0c8-c10e8393c354/thumbnail/60x60/5d0100e3ff4ac08fa1580322e1d701c1/slaton.png 4693f38d-36ee-4cf9-8a4a-51bc87329b3d California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes pausing immigrant health care coverage expansion /news/california-budget-may-revise-gavin-newsom-health-care-immigration/ Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit. Wed, 14 May 2025 21:00:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/14/064f022f-07c7-4558-b86b-f8213ef99e1b/thumbnail/60x60/72e18d69d393319f412c21cc02d6d395/rc-gov-newsom-budget-presser-may14-1.jpg 4a2c8763-2b37-4fa4-be9b-199cf80d51b4 Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes California cities to implement bans against homeless encampments /news/gavin-newsom-california-cities-homeless-camp-ban-push/ The state is releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local anti-encampment ordinances. Mon, 12 May 2025 22:16:31 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/15d4a0fb-efb2-435e-828a-3c84bf2ac049/thumbnail/60x60/adacf2acbf7e38983a24bc1501a721a4/gettyimages-2207080089.jpg 7489c745-3fdb-476b-80cb-a9d87efcaf07 "Operation Babylift" adoptees talk about their experience 50 years later /sanfrancisco/news/operation-babylift-adoptees-talk-about-their-experience-50-years-later/ Leading up to the fall of Saigon, for most of April 1975, the U.S. government airlifted nearly 2,600 Vietnamese children to America for adoption. The series of 32 flights was part of "Operation Babylift." Mon, 05 May 2025 14:12:28 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/01/ba77d57b-3f08-49a4-b383-d3597ed85ca1/thumbnail/60x60/2b19d75fec9c1d9cf57c7e21fe5a6f44/snapshot-80.jpg 6d222df7-9b08-406f-afee-a6797d4660e6 Dozens of states sue over Trump administration's cuts to AmeriCorps /news/americorps-grants-funding-cuts-lawsuit-doge/ California and nearly two dozen other states are suing the Trump administration over drastic cuts to the AmeriCorps agency. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:43:53 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/29/2aebf22b-cc14-46ea-ade5-16f40e690b49/thumbnail/60x60/e34d3b312268b0ab6ec6f659bad3dbfb/ap344936200419.jpg ccb4dcd0-b5cf-482a-a07d-ddb04686d694 California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs: "No other state will be more impacted" /news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-trump-tariffs-lawsuit/ California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:16:08 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/16/7fbead45-879e-483a-94e0-0d48b2010d7a/thumbnail/60x60/d82baf32e307dd667dd3b64077b603d4/gov-newsom-trump-tariff-presser-apr16.jpg e5252438-a918-4ecb-9c66-4b29a93ce775 Hantavirus, which killed Gene Hackman's wife, linked to 3 deaths in rural California town /news/mammoth-lakes-hantavirus-deaths/ Three people in a rural California town have died from hantavirus, the same infection that authorities said killed Gene Hackman's wifeâ€� earlier this year. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:03:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/04/f40d97d0-2a05-4ca9-9099-3d20589958a0/thumbnail/60x60/baaff4da8d389a38bc3b372692e2dbdf/gettyimages-2188634095-1.jpg a260e4f3-c560-4f46-ad11-b63d117f3205 California wants fewer homeowners insured on the FAIR Plan. Data show the state's strategy may not be enough. /news/california-wants-to-reduce-fair-plan-size-strategy-may-not-be-enough/ As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:51:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/04/aee91c13-1526-45b0-b5f1-0b267cecd543/thumbnail/60x60/3c533b94e6ebc02fbfa8f085ff2c47d8/forced-on-to-fair-still.jpg 87cfd414-18cf-4fcd-bd8c-a584aac02f4b Xavier Becerra announces run for California governor: "The California Dream is slipping away" /news/xavier-becerra-2026-california-governor-race-annoucement/ Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California's governor. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:27:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/06/18/935dee16-917a-4836-92da-67b3f2094051/thumbnail/60x60/76cc873e03c96a76abde40d4342a2116/GettyImages-1233378679.jpg 9df8555d-10f5-4c76-95f4-61d1f1f2ac29 California announces it has more electric charging stations than gas nozzles /news/california-announces-more-electric-charging-stations-than-gas-pumps/ California's electric vehicle infrastructure is reaching a major milestone as 25% of new cars sold in the state are electric. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:49:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/21/74116f5c-97aa-4b58-8059-65a1c9eaec75/thumbnail/60x60/01c8c41f981f0bb180ae1f04f36fb38f/snapshot-82.jpg 555aae43-3a3d-47bd-be30-4fe8bdd851d1 Gavin Newsom splits with Democrats on transgender athletes /news/gavin-newsom-podcast-charlie-kirk-trans-athletes/ California's Democratic governor is already facing blowback from his own party after comments he made in the debut episode of his podcast "This is Gavin Newsomâ€�." Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:38:24 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/06/57262f8b-2a02-4e82-a6a6-6fff0130509d/thumbnail/60x60/3c45471aaa8f3197c31aa09239d52d15/gettyimages-2202160868.jpg c2f52063-a85a-416d-9864-e3262c0850f5 Petition for Denmark to buy California for $1 trillion surpasses 200,000 signatures /news/denmark-buying-california-petition-greenland-trump/ A satirical online petition is catching the attention of Californians and Danes alike. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:53 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/11/62f0d1de-21a2-40a8-aef8-bf802af55566/thumbnail/60x60/dd2fac930842ff3f4cc8c5cd3bcc42cb/gettyimages-1751744771.jpg c138f645-08c5-4b1d-a563-4f6f3dd8fadc State Farm asks for approval to increase California home insurance rates by an average of 22% /news/state-farm-emergency-california-home-insurance-rate-increase/ State Farm General also had a blunt warning to Californians about the future of insurance in the state. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:58:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/03/72e02b6a-9b17-4744-8d48-35ab7cede3f4/thumbnail/60x60/c5529662d6dcde06ccbc6295a804d9a7/gettyimages-2193669802.jpg 3305a690-2cb6-47c1-9463-495ba891bb82 Do Newsom's wildfire "fact checks" align with the facts? A breakdown. /news/fact-checks-newsom-california-wildfires/ CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:05:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/23/f648fd8c-57dd-4f2d-b631-1b7b571c807b/thumbnail/60x60/dd76b6e484aa2514cbe7a9556091e97f/gettyimages-2192407443.jpg 0d2b5712-2035-4eee-bd8f-d3c350cc173c California 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Insurance Committee finally has a leader amid corruption probe /news/california-senate-insurance-committee-no-chair-corruption-probe-insurance-crisis/ As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:52:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/23/cc62ff8e-cdcf-4f87-9b7e-a297fba9cc86/thumbnail/60x60/8b6252b49db29d8ffc24f11d319b382b/sen-susan-rubio.png a61bf3a1-94fd-4180-b6a3-9e39c76d2737 Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted /news/monterey-county-sheriff-issues-evacuation-orders-due-to-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/ Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:40:31 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/17/378e08a9-31cd-49fe-b651-5e765178d830/thumbnail/60x60/136e87d093a7de2ca6ac7d14fb620a9d/moss-landing-fire-flare-up-3.png e9755215-c5fb-4165-bf67-14a4596584b6 California teachers don't get paid family leave. Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill to change that. Lawmakers to try again. /news/california-public-school-teachers-no-paid-family-leave-gavin-newsom-veto/ California lawmakers will try again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:13:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/14/200fb312-e46c-44de-8283-fd53b0c4c11f/thumbnail/60x60/255e70f91a53726ed5bf7c95556e5e14/unpaid-leave-for-teachers-cbs-california-investigation.jpg b5c69353-6eed-4587-896f-7d7afb4566c7 Prop 36 supporters say it will combat California's retail theft. Here's what to know. /news/california-retail-theft-rates-proposition-36/ CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:21:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/25/13d6607a-68a4-44ce-a682-d2c8a0afcaf1/thumbnail/60x60/85471995164a62d7e4056627d012b1d7/ca-shoplifting.jpg 8767ca2d-d609-4d62-99a1-aaa78679e2be Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to protect California seniors from scammers /news/california-scam-protection-bill-big-bank-loophole-bill-dodd-gavin-newsom/ Credit card companies are responsible for fraud loss, under federal law. But there's no penalty for big banks when victims wire thousands of dollars to scammers. Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:56:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/26/5b561f68-c675-4850-9da7-32699c84e01f/thumbnail/60x60/bd73edd2a27335e172d71648f35a7ad8/elder-abuse-bill-still.jpg ac741bb0-dc0e-4f04-a272-8c4927ccb1b7 Gov. Newsom signs law to shed light on newborn DNA storage, prompted by 10-year CBS News California investigation /news/newborn-blood-spot-privacy-concerns-newsom-new-california-law/ Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:17:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/02/16/fd28c4fe-9a33-4724-9714-cd5dec4e102d/thumbnail/60x60/71552b0b820cca8dd2a010e156c20d13/newborn-blood-sample.jpeg b439a360-90db-4fb4-8a62-2204ec4195e0 Why some California Democrats take Big Oil money and vote against environmental laws /news/california-democrats-getting-money-from-big-oil-and-voting-against-environmental-laws/ When California Democrats accept oil money or vote against "climate-friendly" bills, they are often criticized or accused of being beholden to the oil industry. But are they? Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:42:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/23/53198bb4-5c32-45dc-935f-3dcd8a59e065/thumbnail/60x60/208f8996aa396a533055770756f73287/ca-assembly-still.jpg 319e916e-57ff-46ce-a064-ced73efaaf3f Bills to shed light on newborn DNA storage in California quietly killed or gutted /news/california-newborn-dna-privacy-push-bills-killed/ Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:00:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/17/e8617bee-d17e-4d78-b72c-1bbcadc5b480/thumbnail/60x60/374dcd0df497fa7fcb3f951d7ea0c4d7/blood-spot-image.jpg f76d7bec-af9b-445e-8fd1-00a8e4950f62 Doctor who drove family off cliff fuels legal debate: Should attempted murder defendants get treatment instead of trial? /news/devils-slide-plunge-dharmesh-patel-mental-health-diversion-debate-cbs-news-california-investigates/ The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:05:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/26/c5b48e12-a982-4497-a534-e3fd3365b19c/thumbnail/60x60/6ed9a69ef5d5e67fce6de185bdea7fbc/patel-still.jpg 35583151-c6a7-48f0-bf68-48d66c2d98b6 Lawmakers could force California to stop storing your DNA without permission /news/baby-dna-parental-consent-genetic-records-california-law-newborns/ California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:36:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/17/afeae2d3-d0ad-4d82-97ad-0e663f9d0465/thumbnail/60x60/b2e463eae27b0bef27acf7821f023960/blood-spot-image.jpg ad5dc3a1-17f8-46e0-a6bb-4f2686ae367a