More than 60 tribes in California lack federal recognition, which means they lack the ability to safeguard sacred sites that could be damaged as a result of state and federal policies.

Thousands marked Indigenous Peoples Day at dawn on Alcatraz. Organizers criticized Newsom’s vetoes of three tribal bills.

The state’s boom-and-bust economy creates budget volatility. Prop. 2 would expand the state’s reserves, lessening the need to chop costs.

We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they'd manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorses more spending on dams.

Election denier groups are filing public records requests with counties asking for records that could be used to cast doubt on the November elections.

Jane Kim and Ben Allen, two Democrats with differing approaches, vie to regulate one of the biggest insurance markets in the world.

Anti-tax advocates such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which helped get Prop. 43 on the ballot, say it should be harder to tax Californians in a state where tax rates are already high.

Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.

The board that oversees the rail project voted 7-2 to limit CEO Ian Choudri's contracting power after an investigation found ...

Prop 45 would set deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for projects like housing, roads and water systems. It would shift power toward the people proposing those projects.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that would’ve given tribal governments a greater voice in water projects and in preventing the destruction of sacred Indigenous religious sites on state land.

Packaging magnate and Illinois businessman Richard Uhilein and venture capitalists Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are among the ...