A California human trafficking bill to combat child sex trafficking is being gutted with the reluctant agreement of the bill’s author to remove a provision that targets consumers in an effort to ...

But amid tension between the two countries, Newsom, who is rumored to be considering a 2028 presidential bid, is attempting to position California as a haven for Canadian businesses, workers and ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and attorneys general from nearly two dozen states have filed a lawsuit aimed at rolling back funding and job cuts at AmeriCorps by President Donald Trump’s ...

The proposal to decriminalize small-scale welfare fraud in California highlights a broader debate about how the justice system should handle low-level financial offenses, particularly those ...

The deluge means California, usually the state suing to advance a progressive agenda, now finds itself fighting in court to preserve the status quo – playing defense, not offense. Instead of ...

As a new legislative reporter diving into the Capitol’s most pressing issues, I quickly realized few topics are more heated in California politics than solar energy (no pun intended).

California residents can begin the REAL ID application process online. Physical REAL IDs are mailed within approximately two weeks of application completion in California. Temporary paper REAL IDs ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating an inmate's death at California State Prison in Los Angeles County as a homicide. At around 7:15 p.m., prison ...

The governor spoke out against changes to legislation that struck a provision from a bill that would have made it a potential felony to solicit 16- or 17-year-olds for sex in California.

A California county superintendent suggested that Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) school board members should bring legal representation to meetings, take ethics classes and engage ...

Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Logan Riely/Getty Images/J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Cities across California are laying off workers owing to soaring pension costs. But the savants of ...

More: Can you get a REAL ID online in California? What to know as May 7 deadline approaches What documents are needed for a Real ID in California? You’ll need to present several documents to ...