A law advancing in the California Legislature algorithmic surveillance pricing illegal. Three other states just passed such bans.
Detainees cried as they described their lives in confinement in ICE detention centers. They spoke with investigators from the California Department of Justice.
As CHP, Caltrans and schools adjust spending because of rising fuel costs, the state braces for broader effects of higher energy prices.
California is proposing to ban student cell phones, but the original plan to include all K-12 schools now exempts high schools.
A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it
Xavier Becerra took heat from rivals in California’s final governor debate, but the Democratic frontrunner took advantage of the spotlight
Lawmakers use the ‘suspense file’ to kill bills to pay wildfire prevention measures, other pricey items amid a tight budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing budget cuts and boosting California’s reserves. He’s bracing for an AI stock bubble burst and more Trump cuts
Days before California’s governor primary, Newsom’s ex-aide admits guilt in a scheme to secretly pay Xavier Becerra’s chief of staff
Leading other Democrats in the 2026 California governor race, Xavier Becerra deflects attacks on his record and links to a fraud case