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Ricardo Lara says a state grant for homeowners who protect their homes from wildfires is one way to address the California ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom deflected questions about where homeless Californians are supposed to go if their encampments get swept.

CA is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and ...

A new poll shows Californians overwhelmingly favor Prop. 36, the November ballot measure that would toughen criminal ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has summoned the Legislature this fall for a special session to address gasoline prices, asking them to ...

A poll shows most voters support for Prop. 36, a sign Gavin Newsom's governorship is approaching lame duck status.

Los Angeles could skew more liberal if Latino voters turned out in greater numbers, challenging the more consistent bloc voters.

California adopted the nation's most aggressive cap on health care cost increases. Patients are struggling with high premiums ...

California lawmakers acknowledge secret negotiations with lobbyists for bill changes and unwritten rule about no public ...

Failed legislative bills have attempted to create safe parking programs for students to sleep in their cars on California ...

Los tonos rosados adornan el horizonte mientras el sol sale en el estacionamiento del Long Beach City College. El ...