A strict 'Zone 0' rule against landscaping is risky. Well-maintained and watered vegetation could prevent the spread of fires.

A Congressional move challenges California's power to enforce its own vehicle emission rules, putting the state's 2035 gas car phaseout at risk. ... California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars is Dead.

The California state constitution bans slavery, except as a punishment for a crime. A November ballot measure seeks to stop the practice of forced labor within state prisons. Lawmakers in both ...

California mandates student gender-identity privacy. Trump administration says schools must keep nothing from parents and opens probe. Billions of dollars could be at risk.

Meeks pointed out that other states—including some red ones—already outlaw forced prison labor. They are Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, and Nevada.

California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.

The US Senate voted to block a California program banning gasoline-powered cars and other vehicles by 2035, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

California’s ban on Styrofoam will now be enforced after the plastic industry failed to show a 25% recycling rate of the material last year. CalRecycle, the state’s department of resources ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed legislation Thursday to override California regulations that sought to make nearly all new vehicles electric by 2035 — while announcing plans for a new ban ...

Millions of fast-food customers visit drive-thru windows each day in the U.S. In fact, roughly 43% of all fast-food orders are placed from behind the wheel, according to a recent report. For the ...

The state’s proposed Zone 0 regulations oversimplify complex conditions in real neighborhoods and go beyond what is currently known from scientific research regarding plant flammability ...