A new California Supreme Court ruling upholds limits on how many vacation hours government workers can cash out and apply ...

For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.

We wouldn’t let anyone else live in a place that doesn’t have a smoke detector," one prison safety expert said about California falling behind on replacing its fire alarm systems.

In a surprising role reversal, at least in image, the traditionally plodding L.A. County government looks more urgent and creative than L.A. City Hall.