California approves controversial $700 million Soda Mountain Solar Project near Baker

The massive solar and battery storage project is the second in state approved under a law allowing the state to sidestep ...

California Billionaire Tax Has Enough Signatures To Qualify For Ballot, Backers Say

Backers of a new tax on California billionaires appear to have gathered more than enough signatures to put the proposal on ...

2 contentious measures in California move toward 2026 ballot

Two highly contentious ballot measures are expected to come before California voters in November. The first is the GOP-backed ...

Should California tax retirement accounts? Campaign wants voters to block any new efforts

The effort, though, may have an impact on a dueling campaign to tax California’s billionaires to offset federal healthcare ...

California Officials Warn About an Increase in Shark Activity After Towing a Bloated, Dead Whale Out to Sea

The endangered fin whale was found floating around 400 feet off the coast of Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas, Calif.

California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally

California plans to share detailed information about more than 1 million undocumented immigrant driver's license holders with a national database, breaking a decade-old promise to keep the data ...