Chris Nelson

Agriculture is one of many industries with untapped growth potential in California

The Government 2.0 LA conference at Pepperdine University spurred some serious outside-the-box thinking about how government can be smarter and more efficient.

What was a troubling trend a few years ago is now a startling reality: news is not what it used to be anymore. As the dust continues to settle from the journalism industry’s nuclear fallout, what type of organizations will rise to the top?

As the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival comes to a close, residents of Indio are thrilled with another weekend of massive commerce surging through their area. But it’s not roses everywhere for Californians.

As The Hunger Games storms past $300 million at the box office over Easter weekend, our state’s high speed rail project gets a revamped $100 billion price tag, but still has a tough time with critics.

As people across the country clamored for a piece of the record $640 million jackpot, dishing out $1.5 billion in ticket purchases, Californians were no exception with plenty of dollar sign-filled eyes and big dreams to go around.

We take a look at the stories that are carrying over into this week and what to look for as they unfold.

It’s Sunshine Week in the Golden State and two reports from two agencies paint very different pictures of our state’s level of transparency and open government. But why?

Thousands of protestors took to the Capitol in Sacramento today to rally against recent cuts to the higher education budget in California. But was there an alternative?