A gun battle unfolded on the streets of a Northern California city this week that was captured in disturbing video — an incidence of violence that a police official likened to “an action movie” that… Police run over man amid gunfight on California roadway; officer injured, suspect dead

A rather peculiar red phone booth appeared outside of a San Francisco tattoo parlor this week urging residents in one of America’s most liberal cities to “call a Republican.” Its counterpart, a blue phone booth,… ‘Call a Republican’: Viral phone booth connects Calif. liberals, conservative Texans

The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday it busted an organized crime group that targeted jewelry and retail businesses in the U.S. and abroad, including a theft in Los Angeles last month. A monthlong investigation… Transnational jewelry theft ring busted after monthlong investigation, LAPD says

California State University has settled a lawsuit with its faculty union that restricts the university from divulging personal information to federal agencies investigating antisemitism on campus without the employee’s knowledge, union leaders said. The settlement… CSU faculty settle with university on disclosure of personal data to federal investigators