Mr. Munger is a physicist, a political donor and a campaigner who helped lead California’s 2008 and 2010 redistricting reforms and is leading a campaign against efforts to redraw California’s election ...

Our partners with the San Francisco Chronicle have compiled an interactive map that shows where active wildfires are burning across California. The map lets you select by fire, see when it started and ...

Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.

CoreCivic confirms California City ICE facility is operational as of September 2025. This is the third ICE detention center in Kern County and California’s largest. Advocates warn detention expansion ...

Jose Fabian is a web producer for CBS Bay Area where he reports on local crime, politics and breaking news. He studied political science and journalism at Sacramento State and was born and raised in ...

A California man was discovered living secretly in a condominium crawl space in Oregon, complete with bed, electricity, television and other amenities. Benjamin Bucur had run extension cords through ...

Leaked California redistricting maps reveal a Democratic strategy to flip five Republican-held congressional seats. The proposed changes target districts currently held by Reps. Kiley, Valadao, ...

A California restaurateur was arrested last Tuesday after he allegedly set five properties on fire as part of a years-long crime spree to commit insurance fraud, intimidate his employees, and exact ...

The minimum wage in California will increase again in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers across the state will earn $16.90 an hour, up from the current rate of $16.50. This ...

The path to unionization for Uber and Lyft drivers is a major development in the years-long tussle between organized labor and Silicon Valley over rights for independent contractors Labor leaders said ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological and ...