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Democrat Xavier Becerra consolidated enough support from Democratic base to advance beyond a bitter primary to California governor, while the second spot remains up for grabs.

The Pacifica Municpal Pier was abruptly closed Thursday after city workers found cracks and missing concrete. It's one more coastal landmark that has begun to crumble as the ocean slowly rises around it.

Filmmaker Sara Dosa ('Fire of Love') continues to mine human intimacy from natural backdrops, settings to which we are more connected than we realize.

State and federal fire officials have unveiled a new plan to boost wildfire prevention, even as California funding sources are drying up.

The resurgence of vinyl records has taken a toll on the environment. Labels are banding together to help alleviate production effects.

A destructive wildfire burned through a third of Santa Rosa Island. For one reporter, the loss isn't theoretical -- it's a personal reckoning with a changing paradise.

California cities are paying high costs to clean up water pollution running off parking lots. Environmental groups say the state needs to hold businesses accountable.

The president said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including construction of a West Coast coal export terminal in Oakland.

New research lays out exactly how California's water system is ill-suited to the climate realities ahead.

A new dashboard makes public for the first time heat-related deaths and emergency room visits in near-real time.