The median income for California metropolitan counties slightly exceeds the state overall at $110,000. Some metropolitan counties, like San Francisco, have low income thresholds as high as $104,400.

But these were offset by votes for Democrat John Kerry in the more populous counties of the Bay Area, coastalNorthern California and Los Angeles. Mono County s vote was evenly split, with each ...

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said that the fire was "wind-driven and threatening multiple structures in the Apple Valley area." ...

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario came in fifth at 32 minutes, with many commuters flocking to Los Angeles and Orange County. The Bay Area metro area of Vallejo-Fairfield came in seventh, averaging ...