California lawmakers may require four hours of training to buy a gun. And you’d better have ammo for the range ...
Fast food workers urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint a chairperson to California’s fast food council, which hasn’t met in over a year.
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A new carbon market proposal could send billions in free permits to industry while cutting money for California programs.
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Xavier Becerra was attacked from all sides in California's final governor debate. His response? 'This is what happens when ...
A new report warns that data center buildout is encroaching on California’s most vulnerable, water-stressed communities. The problem is, no one’s saying how much water they use ...
Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week. The pain at t ...
From a public wildfire authority to a state backstop, California insurance commissioner candidates propose greater state ...
Gov. Gavin’s ex-chief of staff Dana Williamson pleads guilty to fraud just weeks before the primary. She'll also pay the IRS ...
The biannual ‘suspense file’ hearing is the Legislature’s most efficient tool for killing costly or controversial proposals ...
Despite $16.5 billion more in revenue than expected, Newsom proposes cuts to prepare for an AI bubble burst. 'We need to ...