Open Carry, Homeowner Protection Laws Going Into Effect In Calif. In 2013
Homeowners will have increased protections from foreclosure under some of the hundreds of state laws taking effect with the new year.
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Homeowners will have increased protections from foreclosure under some of the hundreds of state laws taking effect with the new year.
Few people have any idea just how many thousands each of us will pay in extra taxes.
A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78.
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a former Democratic state lawmaker to a judgeship in Sacramento County after she decided against seeking re-election amid a divorce and financial troubles.
A federal appeals court has put the brakes on a first-of-its-kind California law that bans therapy that aims to turn gay minors straight.
It's a fast-paced movie about the crazy backroom deals of a California political consultant, and it's based on a true story of one local man.
The day after police arrested a former aid to the mayor for misuse of a city credit card, the district attorney's office has decided not to press charges against a second former city official.
A state review finds that more than 200 state employees were overpaid more than $500,000 by managers who deliberately broke state rules at the troubled California Department of Parks and Recreation.
The next big issue in the national debate over guns — whether people have a right to be armed in public — is moving closer to Supreme Court review.
Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of last week's elementary school shooting must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with individuals suffering from serious mental illness.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says a deal must be reached "in the next couple of days or the very beginning of next week" to avoid the fiscal cliff of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts.
Elk Grove's first voter-elected mayor took the oath of office during Wednesday night's city council meeting.
Former Assemblywoman Barbara Alby, the self-described welfare mom and domestic violence victim, who ultimately became a state lawmaker, has died at 66.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is speaking out about his failure to properly report more than $3.5 million in donations he solicited for non-profits over the past four years but isn't talking about some other recent issues plaguing his office.
The U.S. Supreme Court took no action Monday on Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
