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Longtime Rep. Joe Baca narrowly failed Saturday to get the official support of the California Democratic Party in an increasingly bitter race against state Sen.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comWoman in critical condition after being struck by Jeep while crossing PB street SAN DIEGO - A woman struck by a Jeep and pinned under its trailer while trying to cross a Pacific Beach street was hospitalized Saturday.

While the primary contest for the new District 2 congressional seat figures to be the most competitive race in the June election, there will be plenty of other action on tap for connoisseurs of political pugilism.

Gov. Jerry Brown outlined an optimistic political agenda for California Democrats at their party's annual convention Saturday, pitching his accomplishments and goals as he sidestepped an internal party squabble about whether Democrats should support his tax initiative or those being offered by two other Democratically-aligned groups.

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein expressed disappointment in the compromise the Obama administration announced on its birth control coverage mandate for religious-affiliated institutions Saturday, but said the decision "can be lived with." "I regret the fact that the president felt he had to do it, but he had to do it," she told reporters after speaking ... (more)

Around the middle of the letter Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent Attorney General Eric Holder last week, requesting the legal reasoning behind the Obama administration's use of drone missiles to kill people it deems enemies -- including at least one American citizen in Yemen -- is one particularly pointed query: "Can the President order intelligence ... (more)

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Sens. Harry Reid and Dianne Feinstein flexed their muscles, shook their rattles, and told President-elect Barack Obama not to tread upon them.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicts that California and four other large states will bring Democrats within striking distance of gaining control of the chamber this year.

SAN DIEGO - The three-day Democratic State Convention began Friday at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton, with caucuses of delegates sharing similar demographics or interests and a chair's reception which included a speech by Van Jones, the Obama administration's former special adviser on green jobs.

A North Coast congressional seat held by liberal Democratic women for the last 30 years is up for grabs this year, with at least five men and three women in the race.

Already lagging, the river restoration efforts would stop altogether under legislation set for House approval Friday.

It's been more than 30 years since Kermith Walters hauled logs of pine and fir through the mountains of Siskiyou County.

San Francisco is honoring legendary crooner Tony Bennett, whose famous song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," was recorded 50 years ago.

Let the endorsements begin: The California Democratic Party votes this weekend on its official candidate picks for the June 5 primary.

When Ventura County Democratic Central Committee Chairman Richard Carter took off driving for San Diego on Thursday, he made certain that he'd packed one thing for this weekend's state party convention.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco is among those scheduled to speak at the California Democratic Party convention Saturday at the San Diego Convention Center.

A California senator who chairs a congressional caucus on international drug trafficking warned last week that Cuba could become a significant hub for illegal drugs entering the United States in the near future.Sen. Dianne Feinstein made the remarks while leading a hearing on what several observers consider the growing possibility that the ... (more)

The Senate committee's vote comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear five and a half hours of argument in March in a challenge to President Obama's health-care reform law.

A long sought safety feature that Congress required for much of the nation's rail lines would be delayed for five years under legislation that the House is expected to take up next week.

The plan to finally stop illegal immigration is simple enough, according to some lawmakers -- create an identity for all legal American workers using fingerprints or vein scans.