Researchers say about 800 plants are involved in plastics or plastics-chemicals in California. Many are around Los Angeles and are expanding.

A bill that would have charged some people high fees to secure records from California public agencies was scaled back.

A new California law gives just more flexibility to keep defendants in jail rather than releasing them to community-based mental health treatment programs.

The court’s decision allows – but doesn’t require – states to bar transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and ...