Mona Miyasato has been the Santa Barbara County executive officer, the top unelected official, since 2013. She’s retiring ...

State revenue officials have increased their estimates of what the tax on higher earners will generate, adding an unexpected ...

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), second from left, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David ...

New York City and the MTA are studying a possible thermal energy network in Lower Manhattan, hoping to capture excess heat ...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar shakes hands with Rep. Lisa Demuth before taking the stage for a Minnesota Governor Forum at Minnesota Farmfest in Morgan, Minn., on Aug. 5, 2026. For decades, Minnesota women ...

State officials announced a "dramatic drop" in the number of children with behavioral health disabilities who have been placed in institutional settings and other changes, including the launch of new ...

Eighteen months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, survivors are running out of resources and far short of what they will ...

Bay Area researchers found that gardens created to capture stormwater can do more than reduce flooding and manage water flow.

In too many places it costs more to build than market-rate homes. Colorado is an exception, thanks to an array of policies ...

New York City is increasingly relying on half-century-old floating power plants to prevent blackouts as extreme heat, ...

After a recruit died, the academy asked international policing experts for help learning how to improve. In recent years, many academies are rethinking their approaches.

The report doesn’t address how the cars might behave on freeways or interstates, but it’s a promising sign for cities curious ...