IT HAPPENED: California climate leaders were prepared for this moment — but they’re still getting their footing as they come out of the gate.

Measure K-24, a facilities bond measure for the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, passed Wednesday, while Measure J-24, a ...

Environmentalists are disappointed by Trump victory, but buoyed by strong showing in local and state elections ...

Sonoma County, California, voters roundly rejected a ballot measure that would have banned concentrated animal feeding ...

Voters in Sonoma County, Calif., on Tuesday rejected Measure J, which would have limited the size of animal farming ...

Measure J pitted animal-rights activists against dairy businesses in the famed California agricultural region of Sonoma County.

In a win for farmers, Sonoma County voters struck down Measure J, a proposal to prohibit Concentrated Animal Feeding ...

A controversial ban on large animal farms in Sonoma County appears to be heading for a major defeat, as early returns show 85 ...

It also was fighting with Measure J, a contentious proposal that would force Sonoma County’s largest poultry and dairy farms ...

A controversial ban on large animal farms in Sonoma County appears to be heading for a major defeat, as early returns show 85 ...

Measure J, the controversial Sonoma County proposition to ban factory farming, was trailing overwhelmingly in early returns Tuesday, with 85% of voters saying “no” and just 15% saying “yes.” It needed ...