California Attorney General Jerry Brown echoed the sentiments of his Illinois counter-part, citing lending practices that encouraged risky borrowing behavior as the key reason for filing a civil suit against Countrywide today in California court. The lawsuit also names Angelo Mozilo and President Dave Sambol in the suit.

The first in a series of experimental, community-driven exhibits; Pacifika: Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art explores the arts, cultures, and traditions of the people of the Pacific Islands now living in Southern California. Issues regarding migration, ceremonial tattooing, costumes and adornments will be explored through interpretive materials created by students of Carson High School’s Pacific Islanders Club and UCLA’s Pacific Islands Student Association (PISA).

Pacific Asia Museum, California presents an exhibition named ‘Mingei East And West’ from June 6, 2008 through January 6, 2009.

Eric Curry’s exhibition, on view through July 05, 2008,American Pride and Passion large-scale photographic prints focus on classic American automobiles, airplanes, and huge road machinery to “bring out the pride and passion in everyday objects.”

The California Department of Conservation today unveiled a new report showing that Californians are recycling a record number of beverage containers. More than 14.7 billion beverage containers were recycled by Californians in 2007, an 11% increase over 2006 levels, and 50% more than were recycled just five years ago.

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight(OFHEO) just released their seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index. The index fell 1.7% in the first quarter compared to Q4 of 2007. Over the past year, home prices fell 3.1%. This is the largest decline in the purchase-only index’s 17-year history.

The aircraft carrier USS Hornet, permanently moored at Pier 3 in Alameda, CA, welcomes TROOPFEST 2008 from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, May 17. The benefit concert and festival is open to the public. Proceeds from the event will be used to send packages to U.S. troops overseas.

The California Supreme Court today decided to hold that denying gay marriage rights to same sex couples violates the California Constitution on the basis of Due Process & Equal Protection.

A story published in this week's Businessweek shows how the housing market in Orange County of California went from boom to real estate crash.

California, the most populous state in the United States, is offering rebates of up to US$5000 to residents who purchase alternative fuel vehicles. $1.62 million in rebates are scheduled to be granted statewide by California Center for Sustainable Energy, an independent nonprofit organization based in San Diego.

California's economy to fare worse than the nation's.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present an exhibition of works by Ansel Adams (1902-1984), one of the most widely admired American photographers of the 20th century, in its new Julien Levy Gallery for photographs in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building.