California

News, deep dives, and analysis — every California story, newest first.

248

Articles

Beats covered

Reporters on beat

Oct 13

Last updated

Drone Incidents

The FBI arrested a drone pilot from Hollywood on a federal charge alleging that he recklessly operated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)

Haye KestelooNov 19

Wildlife

Off the coast of Capo Beach in California, Photographer Matt Larmand's drone captures a shark swimming at a very high speed. Although it...

Haye KestelooNov 10

Wingtra

Lafayette police department and the Contra Costa County drone team worked with GeoAcuity and Wingtra to use the VTOL Wingtra drone to map...

Haye KestelooOct 29

Wildfire

In the Washington Post, drone imagery tells the story of Berry Creek and the North Complex Fire that devastated the small town in California.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Drones for Good

Fireball-dropping drones are arguably the greatest innovation in fire fighting this year says a National Geographic reporter. The fires in...

Haye KestelooOct 19

Wildfire

DroneSeed is the first drone company in U.S to receive approval from FAA for post-wildfire reforestation in California and five other states.

Haye KestelooOct 8

Artificial Intelligence

Students at Cal Poly work to combine drones and artificial intelligence to ‘forecast’ shark encounters and to get beachgoers safely in the...

Haye KestelooSep 20

Drone Inspection

PG&E and other California utilities are starting to use drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce the risk of sparking wildfires.

Haye KestelooSep 15

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.