California's budget plan, Newsom’s last as governor, relies on higher revenue projections and new taxes to delay healthcare ...
Fish caught of the coast of California one day end up on patron's plate the next day at some of the best restaurants in town.
California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially leaving thousands of students without resources to do reports, ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his revised 2026-27 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez ...
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California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, from the controversial billionaire tax to an ...
New California law limits medical cost recoveries from ride-hailing crashes, imposes new driver background check rules ...
Many tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s aren’t consistently covered by insurance, putting answers out of reach for the people who need them most.
Boyle Heights and Garden Grove residents are demanding accountability after fires and a toxic scare revealed how little protection they actually have.
The final deal puts a stripped-down tax-cut measure to voters in November but doesn't touch real-estate transfer taxes.
A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural county. Residents and local leaders are fighting back.
Billionaires want to build a new city on California farmland. They're lobbying to skip environmental reviews and using a shipbuilder as political leverage.