California's treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job in 2026.

Gov. Gavin Newsom edged away from his campaign pledge to adopt single-payer healthcare. He got UCLA to study it and instead expanded Medi-Cal coverage.

California's Legislature is weighing two bills involving smoke damage recovery. Homeowners are backing one, but the insurance industry is opposing it while keeping quiet about the other one.

They sound no sirens in an unmarked white minivan. Gonzalez and Cabello are one of 75 mobile crisis response teams Los Angeles County runs around the clock. Licensed and trained as first responders ...

Congrats! You’re voting for a new California governor this year. With six Democrats and two Republicans leading the primary race, it’s a packed field. Take our quiz below to see which candidates match ...

The Insurance Department found hundreds of violations by State Farm and calls for millions of dollars in penalties and a ...

Tom Steyer’s arguably equally famous older brother Jim is a well known force in Sacramento working on tech regulations and protecting kids online ...

The investigation was honored with the Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting in the Poynter Journalism Prizes, and as a finalist for excellence in local and regional investigative ...

Asylum seekers pay much more in college tuition and are often excluded from financial aid as their asylum hearings drag for years.

As lawmakers weigh changing elderly parole, a retired parole board officer notes that only 3% of parolees have committed crimes upon release.

California Republicans made gains in the state Legislature two years. Now Democrats are trying to tie them to Trump's unpopularity in 2026 ...

State public purpose programs add hundreds of dollars to each electric bill annually. Rooftop solar subsidies account for about half that.