Consumers across California should be getting rebate checks from their health insurer this week. Also, the push is on to inform African-American communities within the state about how the new federal health care law will affect them.

The California State University has reached an uneasy "status quo" contract deal with the California Faculty Association, which could change depending on the fate of Proposition 30 in November. And there is a lot of money backing that ballot measure.

The state legislature tries to re-define the modern family, and re-examine scholarshipds for student-athletes.

Foreclosures in California are hitting hardest in medium sized cities. Also, Governor Brown's first comments on the hidden State Parks money that was discovered last week.