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Congressional candidate Tony Strickland reportedly sent robocalls to voters in a portion of Los Angeles County just hours after the deadly shootings in Isla Vista, according to reports.
Former California Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, a colorful Democrat who was considered a visionary and served for 38 years in the state Legislature, died Saturday. He was 82.
The state Senate is holding legislation that seeks to extend health care coverage to immigrants who are in the country illegally until lawmakers find a way to pay for it.
The state Assembly on Friday passed a bill banning the use of plastic microbeads in soaps and cosmetics, following actions already being taken by manufacturers and other state legislatures to keep the products out of waterways.
A Los Angeles County sheriff's candidate who is the subject of an ongoing federal grand jury investigation into charges of brutality and corruption at L.A. County jails is explaining why deputies under his command tried to hide an inmate from the FBI.
Gov. Jerry Brown presented a robust defense of his record over the last three-and-a-half years during a speech to California business leaders Wednesday, promoting his efforts with education, pension reform, workers' compensation, criminal justice and the economy.
The fallout from the revelation that one of the leading candidates is the subject of a federal investigation was very much in evidence at a candidate forum in Porter Ranch Tuesday night.
Brown reported Tuesday that he has raised nearly $4 million this year from a variety of interests and spent just $77,000, mostly for campaign consultants and staff.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday against ProtectMarriage.com, the National Organization for Marriage and other supporters of Proposition 8.
Rep. Henry Waxman represented the sprawling district that stretches from the west San Fernando Valley into Beverly Hills and down through coastal communities for several decades.
The state Assembly has passed legislation doubling county jail sentences for those convicted of soliciting minor prostitutes, although it originally contained much harsher penalties.
A bill requiring mental health professionals to undergo suicide-prevention training is moving through the Legislature, with federal data showing adult suicides soaring since 1999.
California is at the "epicenter" of global warming and other climate change, with the state experiencing longer fire seasons, rising sea levels and droughts that threaten agriculture, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday.
AB2692 by Democratic Assemblyman Paul Fong of Cupertino passed Monday 69-0 and heads to the Senate.
