As drivers face high holiday gas prices, California officials are looking beyond refineries to brands, algorithms and retail pricing.

Six-figures isn’t enough to afford many CA rents or mortgages. It’s expensive for schools to recruit and pay enough to fully staff their schools.

California unions want to undo a recession-era pension reform. Local governments fear the added costs and what it means for local services.

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California police are making arrests after killings more often, a trend that could be contributing to the state's record-low homicide rate.

Researchers say about 800 plants are involved in plastics or plastics-chemicals in California. Many are around Los Angeles and are expanding.

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give the coastal commission greater oversight over new owners trying ...

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A bill that would have charged some people high fees to secure records from California public agencies was scaled back.

A new California law gives just more flexibility to keep defendants in jail rather than releasing them to community-based mental health treatment programs.