Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton say they’re mindful of voters’ worries about healthcare costs, but their plans don’t have much detail.

In New Mexico, all children get free childcare, regardless of the family’s income. Vermont offers nearly the same thing. New York City is rolling out a similar program, and a handful of other cities ...

Perkins operations have helped resolve some of California's toughest cases. Despite recent scrutiny, they remain effective when done right.

Gov. Newsom signed 10 new gun control laws, including one requiring people to take a four-hour safety course. Some likely ...

A new California law prohibits people from selling concert and sports tickets that they don't own. The measure pitted Live Nation against Stubhub.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed into law four bills aimed at curbing a startling rise in DUI fatalities in recent years, ...

New legislation forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness. Stakeholders say it could have repercussions California-wide.

Cal State pay is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but below national averages for about a third of workers.

The Chumash community wants the state to protect more of the Pacific around the Channel Islands and to formalize a ...

Propositions 41 and 42 are counter measures that would kill Prop. 40 even if it passes. Polls show voters support all three.

There are some people for whom their whole job is guiding others through California's housing permitting bureaucracy.

Highlands charter school allegedly misspent $180 million. Expenses included $1.2 million to a luxury San Diego hotel and trips to Paris and Hawaii.