The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a decade ago.

California air regulators approved a sweeping carbon market overhaul Friday, giving oil refineries billions in free permits over environmentalists' objections.

Races for governor and LA mayor offer candidates in contrast: some with years' experience running bureaucracies; others proud ...

A tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant came within a crack of exploding and forcing a toxic chemical cloud over 50,000 evacuated residents — here's what regulators knew before it happened. The ...

After Berkeley voters first passed a soda tax in 2014, the city has invested millions of dollars into impactful health programs.

Graphic included in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s presentation of his revised 2026-27 budget proposal in Sacramento on May 14, 2026. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only ...

Spending on the California governor’s race is breaking records, and it’s not just Tom Steyer’s $213 million in contributions ...

Los californianos votarán en las elecciones primarias del 2 de junio para elegir al gobernador. Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton y Tom Steyer lideran las encuestas.

A new poll in the California governor's race shows Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton in the top two spots ...

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton appear to have commanding leads in the governor's race, according to new polling.

In California, about 2,000 youth are killed or hospitalized annually due to gun violence. Advocates and experts say getting timely mental health care to young survivors and witnesses is critical.

California’s primary election is just around the corner. Prepare to vote with the latest updates from our election newsletter. Despite making up one-fifth of the state’s voting population, most Gen Z ...