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

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

California's budget plan, Newsom’s last as governor, relies on higher revenue projections and new taxes to delay healthcare ...

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

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

California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, from the controversial billionaire tax to an ...

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

The court’s decision allows – but doesn’t require – states to bar transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and ...

The state budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed includes $55 million for the DMV to build a data-sharing system to comply with ...

The final deal puts a stripped-down tax-cut measure to voters in November but doesn't touch real-estate transfer taxes.