Not all cows get to spend their days with soft green grass under hoof. For many, the picture isn't so pretty, according to the book Farmageddon. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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California's Board of Pharmacy is considering requiring all pharmacies in the state to provide bilingual labels on prescription medicines. Basecamp Imaging/iStockphoto hide caption
California Pharmacists Resist Translating Medicine Labels
Wednesday
Members of the California Nurses Association say they rallied in Sacramento in May to raise public awareness of their concerns about patient care in California hospitals. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
Sunday
A sign over a highway in Glendale, Calif., warned motorists in February to save water in response to the state's severe drought. But a study released earlier this week showed residents in the southern coastal part of the state used more water this spring than they did last year. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Despite California's Drought, Taps Still Flowing In LA County
Wednesday
California's death row at San Quentin State Prison is crowded, but the execution chamber has been idle since 2006 Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Tuesday
An image from the Six Californias website shows the proposed borders of its plan to slice the state into areas that the plan's backers say would be more manageable. Six Californias hide caption
Friday
A massive school of anchovies off La Jolla, filmed on Tuesday. Scripps Institution of Oceanography — UC San Diego hide caption
Sunday
In this July 1 image from video provided by motorist David Diaz, a California Highway Patrol officer straddles a woman while punching her on the shoulder of a Los Angeles freeway. David Diaz/AP hide caption
Monday
Allen Peterson's farm, near the city of Turlock, Calif., lies next to a concrete-lined canal full of water. He's one of the lucky ones. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
California Farmers Ask: Hey Buddy, Can You Spare Some Water?
Friday
Lauren Farnsworth (left) and April Buell hand out literature in late March encouraging people to get health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Mike Smith, of Long Beach, Calif., now pays $200 for his family's health insurance policy, compared with the $3,000 a month he would have had to pay on the individual market last year. Stephanie O'Neill for NPR hide caption
Obamacare Enrollees Emboldened To Leave Jobs, Start Businesses
Friday
Informational pamphlets are displayed during an enrollment fair on the last day before the sign-up deadline at the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
A 2011 GAO report that sampled data from a handful of states suggests that, even before Obamacare, patients got the claim denial overturned 39 to 59 percent of the time when they appealed directly to the insurer. iStockphoto hide caption
Patients Often Win If They Appeal A Denied Health Claim
Friday
Flames devoured both vehicles just after a FedEx truck hit a charter bus Thursday in Northern California. At least 10 people were killed. The bus was carrying high school students who were going to visit a college. Jeremy Lockett/AP hide caption
Thursday
Last-minute applicants for health insurance jam the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, Calif., on Monday. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption