The Lineage fire was the fifth major crisis to hit East L.A. businesses in recent years. The community is still in need of support.

California’s first commercial carbon-storage project is operating even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law, 19 months after a key deadline. The oil company could collect billions ...

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The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the 54 officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn't work at an L.A. station.

A new bill would stop companies from marketing chatbots as therapy and force stricter oversight of AI in mental health care — as a labor union wages a parallel fight against Kaiser Permanente.

Newsom asks legislators to limit utilities' liability if their equipment ignites fires. Meanwhile SoCal Edison tower is blamed for Eaton fire.

Head Start changes may include eliminating rules that ensure low student-to-teacher ratios and minimum teacher qualifications.

The conservative group Reform California promotes candidates to the right of the California GOP. They won in several key primary races ...

Dire water conditions, missed deadlines and uncertainty on the Colorado River are complicating critical water decisions in California. No single state, water agency or federal off ...

Insurance affects the cost of rent, housing supply and recovery from disaster. Nearly half of California residents rent.

Proposition 39 is a redundant proposal that will only make it harder for all voters to participate in future elections.

California lets 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote, but only 11% do. Schools should be required to teach them how.