The San Luis Obispo County D.A.'s office will argue a motion Wednesday to amend the murder charge against Paul Flores, who is accused of killing Smart during a rape attempt in 1996.
The tech initiative at eight Cal State campuses will benefit up to 35,000 students in the fall.
Excessive heat warnings were issued for the Antelope Valley, interior San Luis Obispo County and Cuyama, where temperatures could climb to 115 degrees.
The remains of a man believed to be in his 60s were discovered on the shoreline near Big Rock about 6:15 a.m., authorities said.
The Sugar fire has burned homes north of Lake Tahoe, while the River fire balloons in size south of Yosemite National Park.
California's energy operator issued a third Flex Alert in four days, attributing it to 'extraordinary conditions' due to record-breaking heat and fire.
For more than a year, California has tried to protect tenants affected by COVID-19 from being evicted. But the efforts have had uneven results.
Unvaccinated people, perhaps hoping they might outlast the pandemic without getting a shot or getting sick, may be playing an increasingly risky game of chance.
After convincing liberal voters he would represent their interests, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has shifted decisively to the right as a reelection bid looms.
Already this year, there have been more than twice as many acres burned than during the same period last year — and hundreds more fires.
The Justice Department last month reversed rulings by Trump's attorneys general. That will make it less difficult for victims of domestic abuse or gang violence to gain U.S. refuge.
In 2018, voters elected California Gov. Gavin Newsom to a four-year term, which doesn't end until after 2022. Let him finish the job he was given, columnist George Skelton writes.
At Sweet Girl Farms, Liset Garcia seeks to be as resilient as her sunflowers, as she tends a bustling fruit stand amid a dire dry period.
The River fire jumped from 800 acres to 2,500 acres in a few hours and is burning toward Highway 41.
Anti-Porter protestors loudly interrupted the congresswoman as she spoke.
Swaths of California saw record-breaking temperatures this weekend amid an intense heat wave that has increased fire risks and strained the energy grid.