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

California lawmakers are considering making social media platforms with addictive features end — and not pursue — accounts of anyone younger than 16.

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Members of the media gather for a press conference in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering ...

Lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns ...

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

Historically, students in short-term job training programs were ineligible for financial aid. That is changing, but the state ...

Fraud allegations by the Trump administration could cost the LA area hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homelessness funding.

Two Democrats will compete in November to regulate the insurance market amid increasing climate change risks, aftermath of ...

California voters today are determining the general election candidates for 8 statewide offices, including insurance ...

Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November general election in the race for California governor, setting up a ...

Prisoners who are sexually assaulted by guards often aren’t safe reporting it. They often face retaliation. The safest option is release.