Critical infrastructure that holds up California’s foster care system is quietly collapsing, leaving children at risk. A well-meaning reform for sexual abuse survivors in the foster care system is ...

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An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system in Vernon on Oct. 20, 2025. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country.

San Diego County is suing the Trump administration, alleging it illegally blocked officials from inspecting ICE detention centers.There have been ‘alarming reports’ about unsafe conditions inside the ...

A California appeals court upheld a 2022 regulatory decision to reduce rooftop solar payments, siding with utility companies.

A California ballot initiative that would require people to prove their citizenship when they vote awaits certification as Democrats coordinate their opposition.

Bringing back — but narrowly tailoring — tax-increment financing could ensure housing gets built at the right price, in the right places.

If we switch from top-two primaries after this year's elections, two other options are open primaries and proportional representation.

Homeowners’ rate hikes will stay at the previously approved interim rate of 17% instead of the 30% the company sought. Condo owners who saw interim rate hikes of 15% will see their rates drop to an ...

Eric Swalwell, Katie Porter and Tom Steyer are among 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans vying for California governor in the June ...

Tens of thousands of affordable housing units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report.

Democrats and Republicans criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom’s handling of health care for undocumented immigrants for different reasons. One lawmaker is trying to restore health care services he cut.