California often uses minimum wage hikes to offset its high living costs, but that creates economic pressure that can squeeze households.

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Want government records? You might have to pay more, wait longer or even fight the court to obtain them under a proposed new ...

A California union wants to tax billionaires to fund healthcare. The initiative has drawn fierce opposition from Newsom and Silicon Valley moguls.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife. The Democrat said agents ...

State officials have found they are using six high-risk AI-like systems. One year ago, they reported using zero.

School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get ...

California lawmakers’ budget would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget ...

A CalMatters investigation last year found that criminal defendants across the state are routinely convicted without anyone ...

Regulators don't require facilities storing methyl methacrylate to have emergency plans. Thousands of people live nearby.

LA County's Measure ER clung to a narrow lead while Contra Costa's similar measure went down in defeat — a divide experts ...

Early 20th century political reformers such as Hiram Johnson saw the initiative process — placing measures on the ballot for voters to decide — as an antidote to a Legislature controlled by moneyed ...