Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved mandatory monitoring and reminders when kids use chatbots. Child advocates backed a ...

The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom lets more adults step in as caregivers if parents are deported. Critics call it dangerous. Supporters say it protects kids.

The biggest study yet on California’s tough-on-crime ballot measure Proposition 36 shows few people are finding their way into the treatment it promised.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court has helped fewer mentally ill people than he projected. He just signed a new law that will ...

California card rooms can keep dealing now that they emerged victorious in the latest battle over whether tribes should have ...

No tax on tips, a campaign promise by President Donald Trump, is now part of the U.S. tax code, but experts across the ...

After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit ...

Los Altos Hills wants to revise a plan the state housing department already agreed to, which has housing advocates up in arms.

Prop. 50 would redraw California’s congressional districts to favor Democrats. Both sides claim their map better represents ...

A 2022 law gives many Californians a chance to expunge old convictions and make greater contributions to their communities.

California's ongoing saga over local tax initiatives may ramp up again as tax gadflies vow to put a measure on the 2026 ballot.