California's unemployment is rate around 12.4%, compared to Oregon's at 9.9%. Despite those figures, local officials say the numbers don't tell the whole story.

The California Report's Ruxandra Guidi brings us this story

Despite a tentative deal on pension contracts with three big Southern California supermarket chains, the United Food and Commercial Workers remain ready to strike over health care costs.

 The California Report’s Erik Anderson has the story. 

4 days remain in the Californian fiscal year, and budget woes remain for Gov. Jerry Brown.

Six states have now legalized same sex marriage, but the federal defense of marriage act is still the law of the land. In California, some gay rights activists have pushed for federal recognition using the tax code, and they got it. But the success came at a cost for registered domestic couples - gay and striat- this past tax season.

The California Report's Rachel Myrom has the story.