Newsom has requested cities to be stricter with homeless encampments, while a bill to make Caltrans do more wends through the Legislature.

New records show what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID.

Pending legislation would push Caltrans to work more closely with California cities on dismantling homeless encampments around its highways.

California's teachers on maternity leave often are financially penalized for taking the time off. A new bill would change that.

Seven Democrats running for California governor mostly toed the line at a "beauty contest" with two of the state's most ...

In his latest push to crack down on encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants cities to make homeless Californians move every ...

Enlarging Shasta Dam would deliver more water to farmers, but endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.

The Shasta Dam project would deliver more water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat.

A declined Real ID application basically rendered a California man "undocumented," risking disenfranchisement given new federal legislation.

While the city prepares for legal backlash, as of May 1 Santa Cruz has enacted a soda tax voters approved last November.

Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners.

Now is not the time to pit programs and people against each other. California leaders should boost revenue and make the tax system fairer.