5 California Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. OIL SPILL

21,000-gallon spill of crude from pipeline stains ocean along Santa Barbara County coast.

2. U.S. SENATE RACE

Poll finds voters showing little interest in race to replace Democrat Barbara Boxer.

3. DROUGHT

Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta farmers who have California’s oldest water rights propose to voluntarily cut use by 25 percent.

4. ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE

Prosecutors charge six Chinese nationals, including three who earned advanced degrees in California, with stealing wireless technology from U.S. companies.

5. MINIMUM WAGE

Los Angeles City Council endorses increase in minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020.