Nov 17th, 2008 · Lancaster, Calif., is a high desert community on the far outskirts of Los Angeles. Officials there are spending millions of dollars to fix up foreclosed properties and make them into affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $4 billion worth of grants to local development agencies to do the same thing.
Nov 14th, 2008 · Thousands of people are evacuated and more than 100 homes are destroyed by a raging wildfire in the wealthy California coastal community of Montecito near Santa Barbara. It's a celebrity enclave filled with multimillion dollars estates and ranches belonging to the likes of Oprah Winfrey.
Nov 9th, 2008 · A new research study finds that many people who have no signs of heart disease should be taking statin drugs, which lower cholesterol and may have other benefits. Prescribing a generic version could save patients — and insurance companies — millions of dollars.
Nov 7th, 2008 · In the face of a deepening statewide and national economic crisis, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced billions of dollars in budget cuts and new taxes for next year. Schwarzenegger called a special session Thursday to explain where cuts are necessary.
Nov 7th, 2008 · A federal judge in California is threatening to start contempt of court hearings against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state controller on Friday for not turning over millions of dollars to improve prison health care in the cash-strapped state.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Executives from Detroit's Big Three car companies met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday to ask for billions of dollars to help rescue the ailing industry. The request comes amid the worst auto sales in a quarter century. It's unclear whether Ford, GM and Chrysler will get the answers they want.
Nov 6th, 2008 · The leaders of Detroit's three automakers and the head of the United Auto Workers are meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Faced with terrible sales numbers, the car companies are asking for $25 billion dollars in emergency loans to stay afloat.
Nov 6th, 2008 · Fourteen torturous years in the making, at a reported cost of 14 million dollars, the latest album from Guns N' Roses' will finally come out on Nov. 23. As rock's answer to J.D. Salinger, Axl Rose kept Chinese Democracy under close wraps, but the anticipation outweighs the final product.