Following the near-disaster caused by a chemical facility in Garden Grove, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that aims to protect communities near potentially explosive chemicals.

Two new laws will force California counties to improve their public defender systems by limiting their use of low-pay ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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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.

A California election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this MAGA stronghold. Then the FBI visited ...

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