California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill to move up primary elections without comment. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Bernie Sanders during a campaign stop in Vallejo, Calif. ahead of California's June 2016 presidential primary. The state legislature is considering a bill to move the 2020 primary to March. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
California Seeks More Influence In 2020 Presidential Race
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Friday
Solar cells sit in the sun at the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm in Desert Center, Calif. The people who run California's electric grid expect the solar power output to be cut roughly in half during the eclipse. Marcus Yam/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Uncertainty Over Obamacare Leaves Next Year's Rates In Limbo
The Detwiler Fire burns in the hills above Mariposa on Tuesday. It has burned more than 45,000 acres and is just 7 percent contained, as of Wednesday morning local time. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Proponents of the emerging pot-for-pleasure industry want to grab a share of the nearly $2 billion tourism business in Sonoma County with events like dinners that incorporate marijuana. Courtesy of Sonoma Cannabis Company/Kristen Jeanne hide caption
Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?
Wednesday
Greta Elliott, who manages a health clinic in Canby, Calif., says she didn't buy health insurance for herself because she thinks it's too expensive. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
In A Conservative Corner Of California, A Push To Preserve Obamacare
Monday
Robots move racks of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif. When a robot finds its storage unit, it glides underneath, lifts it up and then delivers it to a worker. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them
Wednesday
The threat of citrus greening disease in California has prompted scientists to freeze cuttings to help preserve the state's many varieties of citrus. Scott Bauer/USDA/ARS hide caption
Thursday
John Minor (center) in December 2014, surrounded by his family — Jackie Minor (left), Soren Johnson, John Minor, Sherry Minor, Skyelyn Johnson and Valerie Minor Johnson — in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Kimberly Sienkiewicz/Courtesy of the Minor family hide caption
Aid-In-Dying Requires More Than Just A Law, Californians Find
Thursday
A weekend landslide has reshaped the California coastline and closed a section of scenic Highway 1 near Big Sur. Monterey County Sheriff's Office/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Tuesday
A bill in California that would remove a ban on members of the Communist Party working in state government was sponsored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, seen here in 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Thursday
In California, failure to pay traffic fines can lead to suspension or loss of license, and even jail time for some. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
(Left) A close-up view of a spirally fractured mastodon femur. (Right) A boulder discovered at the Cerutti Mastodon site in San Diego County thought to have been used by early humans as a hammerstone. Tom Démeré/San Diego Natural History Museum hide caption
New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
Thursday
Winter rains have eased the drought in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area northwest of Los Angeles. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption