When California adopted an official state flag in 1911, they hearkened back to the days of that brief republic of 1846 and chose a modernized rendition of the (mistaken) bear flag design.

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a series of raids throughout Los Angeles and Southern ...

California was declared a state four years later, but the successor to the original bear flag was not adopted by the State Legislature until 1911. 11/38 Getty California's state flower is the ...

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 3.Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Let’s unpack a bit of California flag history they didn’t teach us in grade school.

Why are flags at half-staff in California? In each state, the governor is responsible for issuing flag directives. Each year, there are pre-determined dates for lowered flags, and the Governor of ...

After heated comments from community members, the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) in California voted to approve a policy banning flags from campuses besides the U.S. and state ...

This is the design of the first California bear flag, flown during the short-lived Bear Flag Revolt of 1846. The original flag was lost during the San Francisco Earthquake, but a copy was saved.

Parents and staff are claiming a California school district is targeting LGBTQ Pride flags after the board voted to forbid the display of banners other than the American or California state flags ...

The California state flag, depicting Monarch. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images Before the grizzly adorned the California state flag, the bear was used in a publicity stunt to sell newspapers.

The city council in Huntington Beach, California has reversed a decision to fly the gay pride flag in front of government buildings and will now only allow a select group of flags to be flown.

Flags have been lowered on flagpoles at state and federal buildings across California. This is why: Flags fly at half staff in front of the rotunda of the California State Capitol in this 2001 photo.