The potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers ...

The bill is inspired by a CalMatters story that revealed state law allows the DMV to collect money from towed cars in secret.

A Howard Jarvis-backed measure that would gut local transfer taxes and target LA's mansion tax is officially headed to California's November ballot.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted tax increases despite years of deficit spending. How he balances this last budget could affect his presidential campaign.

Yee's departure from the race for governor leaves six leading Democrats in the running with two leading Republicans.

UC reduced admission for out-of-state students at its top campuses, losing the higher tuition they pay. The state made up the ...

California for now has prevented the Trump administration from changing priorities in homelessness funding to favor temporary ...

Small, rural districts in California are often under pressure to close schools, but school closures can decimate those communities.

Internal emails show who in Riverside County asked Sheriff Chad Bianco to open a probe that included seizing ballots from the 2025 election.

The drivers say Uber is violating the law it wrote in California because drivers have no real way to appeal when they’re ...

California security guards earn low pay and have dangerous jobs. Legislative Democrats are pressuring companies to unionize.