Voters approved a ballot measure last November that made Shasta a charter county. It is among 15 counties in California that govern by charter. “Shasta County has a unique opportunity as a ...

A Public Policy Institute of California report found California has among the lowest homeownership rates and the most expensive housing in the U.S., with rent about 50% higher than the national ...

The owner of a now-defunct Ventura County dry cleaning operation has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 for dumping 110 gallons of hazardous waste in Los Angeles County, officials announced ...

Despite heroic actions of firefighters, deputies and lifeguards, Los Angeles County officials have told unions they won't get pay hikes. A firefighter works to contain the Palisades fire in January.

“This is a piece of history that is contradicted by current events now,” said Stephen Levy, senior economist at the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto ...

California’s new ranking might be short-lived, however. The IMF projects that India will overtake the state in 2026. Newsom wants camping bans in every city. San Diego County already has them.

An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California ... uptick in domoic acid toxicity cases in Los Angeles County in February, Jeni Smith, a rescue supervisor ...

There’s only one place outside of California where you’ll spend more of your paychecks on housing. My trusty spreadsheet calculated how much typical households spend on housing expenses by ...

One of North America’s largest Asian grocery store chains is pushing deeper into the West Coast, with plans to open its first Southern California ... Orange County’s coming T&T Supermarket ...

A spokesperson for Republican Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer told Newsweek that the office had fought for a tougher sentence, but California law denied them this, while good time ...