At Eddy and Hyde streets. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Eleni is a staff reporter at Mission Local with a focus on criminal justice and all things Tenderloin. She has won awards for her news coverage ...

A quick-thinking dog is being credited with saving his entire household after a predawn fire tore through a Southern California home, all thanks to his barking. Fillmore, a 3-year-old German ...

The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that ...

What’s the most important aspect of the treasurer’s role in state government? (Please answer in 250 words or less.) I believe the most important aspect of the treasurer’s role is serving as California ...

More than a dozen candidates are vying to become California’s next lieutenant governor. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, the first woman to hold the position, is finishing her second term and cannot seek ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 3-year-old German shorthaired pointer named Fillmore is being hailed as a hero for alerting a Tustin family of a ...

California’s lieutenant governor is often dismissed as a ceremonial understudy. But the office comes with seats on influential boards overseeing higher education, public land and the coast — influence ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – The Santa Barbara County Education Office is pleased to share that four exceptional teachers were ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Golden Gophers rowing team turned in a pair of second-place efforts to highlight the final day of competition on Sunday at the 2026 Big Ten Invitational from Lake Natoma.