Fight near Starbucks leads to death of California man, 69; suspect, 20, in custody

A 69-year-old California man died Wednesday, three days after being knocked unconscious outside a Starbucks coffee shop for complaining about loud music, according to reports.

Arnold Schwarzenegger feels ‘fantastic’ after heart surgery

The former California governor took to Twitter Friday afternoon to make the announcement, saying he had an aortic valve replaced at the Cleveland Clinic.

DA will retry Scott Peterson for death penalty, prosecutors say

Peterson, 47, wore a blue top and a blue face mask for the 8:30 a.m. court appearance at Stanislaus County Superior Court, where prosecutors revealed they intend to retry the death penalty phase of Peterson's case.

Court orders California to cut San Quentin inmate population by half

A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world’s most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials’ "deliberate indifference" to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.

Alameda County to pay $5M to Fremont family of young man chained to Santa Rita Jail door

Christian Madrigal's parents have been grieving since he died last June after they called 911 to get him mental help after he experienced some sort of psychotic break after experimenting with mushrooms about two weeks prior. 

Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found

The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.

Klay Thompson fan with cancer gets dying wish to meet NBA star

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson helped bring immeasurable joy to a terminally ill Bay Area woman and her husband.

Starbucks praises Black barista's response to mask-eschewing customer who yelled ‘f--- Black Lives Matter'

A Starbucks barista in San Diego County is being praised for how she handled a disruptive customer who repeatedly refused to wear her mask and then shouted “f--- Black Lives Matter” as she was leaving the store.

California's feared surge of virus cases hasn't happened

State data shows hospitalizations have fallen by about 15% since that warning while the weekly average number of new cases continues to decline even as other more populous states like Florida, Ohio and Illinois see increases.

Robert Redford's son James dies at 58 of liver cancer

James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died at the age of 58 due to bile-duct cancer in his liver. He had battled with liver disease for more than 30 years.

Neither snow, nor rain, nor blood... mailman rushes to help man who cut arm with chainsaw

"I was a little panicky but at the end of the day... I did what anybody else would have done, which was to try to stop the bleeding," said mailman Fernando Garcia. "I was just fortunate to be there, to help him out."

Archbishop performs exorcism at site where protesters knocked over statue

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone performed an exorcism in San Rafael, California, at a site where protesters had knocked over a missionary's statue.