Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife. The Democrat said agents ...

State officials have found they are using six high-risk AI-like systems. One year ago, they reported using zero.

California lawmakers’ budget would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget ...

California lawmakers are considering making social media platforms with addictive features end — and not pursue — accounts of anyone younger than 16.

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Members of the media gather for a press conference in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering ...

Prisoners who are sexually assaulted by guards often aren’t safe reporting it. They often face retaliation. The safest option is release.

Lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new climate rules threaten funding for projects state lawmakers fought for last year. Senate Democrats are angry.

California scored high on the economy, mental health and children and families, but low on its labor force, inequality and the environment in a research project comparing states.

A CA law holds clothing manufacturers accountable for adding to landfills, but it doesn’t deploy clothing bins, which can spur textile recycling.

Fraud allegations by the Trump administration could cost the LA area hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homelessness funding.