California

Two people are speaking out against a pet cremation company they said handed them their beloved cat back in a bag in a parking lot after initially ignoring them after they paid for the company’s services.

Twenty-two-year-old Cecilia Lunaparra, a senior at UC Berkeley, majoring in Urban Studies, has declared victory in a special election for a Berkeley City Council seat. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to her about her win.

Santa Monica residents and parents secured thousands of signatures as they prepared to sue the city to halt Los Angeles County’s needle distribution program.

The University of Southern California (USC) will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony after the institution canceled a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, the school announced Friday.

An explosive civil lawsuit has been filed in the case of a San Jose teacher who was recently arrested for sexual assault of a minor.

Diapers are a basic need for babies, yet child advocates say nearly half of families in the U.S. with young children can’t afford them. Now, a resource many Orange County families rely on is in jeopardy. The Orange County Diaper Bank, which started in 2020, provides free diapers to thousands of families, but it may be losing its funding...

A new security feature aims to derail those looking to traffic children.

A popular Southern fast-food chain known for its chicken and biscuits will open its first restaurant in Los Angeles County in early 2025.

Since California’s new law went into effect to raise the minimum wage of fast-food workers, who are employed by chains of 60 restaurants and more, from $16 to $20 an hour, some fast-food chains have raised their food prices, according to a new study. Kalinowski Equity Research said that menu prices at some restaurants have gone up as much as…...

Located along Sunset Boulevard, the proposed project to redevelop the Viper Room would include an 11-story hotel, with residential units, and restaurants.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced nearly $200 million in grant money to cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing.

The city of San Francisco on Thursday filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the city of Oakland over the planned renaming of Oakland’s airport, according to a news release from the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.

Valentina Orellana-Peralta was killed in December 2021 when a round fired by an LAPD officer at an assault suspect ricocheted off the floor and through a dressing room wall at the North Hollywood store.