Randy California

A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S. Faculty at University of California, San Diego are developing a GPS-enabled cell phone that tells dehydrated migrants where to find water and pipes in poetry from phone speakers, regaling them on their journey much like Emma Lazarus' words did a century ago to the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free" on Ellis Island. Read More

California will begin the new year with a series of laws boosting protections for home buyers and punishing brokers who mislead borrowers. Read More

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake in northern Baja California has rattled the U.S.-Mexico border region and caused buildings to sway in San Diego, more than 100 miles away. Read More

Murad, previously on the city's Small Business Commission, got lucky with a "typo" that allowed his proposed condo building in the Mission to be 20 feet taller. Read More