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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling striking down Proposition 8, agreeing the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.
Roseanne Barr's name is on California's primary ballot as a Green Party candidate for president.
A controversial campaign ad for a senate seat has one California lawmaker claiming it's pure racism.
Rebuplican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday announced the endorsement of former California governor Pete Wilson and named him honorary California chairman.
The economy, unemployment and political dislike of President Barack Obama were on the minds of Nevada Republicans who fanned out across the state Saturday — some braving freezing temperatures before sunrise, others braving caucus confusion — to cast their vote for a GOP presidential nominee.
Parents and educators said they were relieved Thursday after state lawmakers changed their minds and voted against targeting school bus service in a midyear budget cut to education.
A federal appeals court is announcing if it will unseal video recordings of the landmark trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban.
State lawmakers are hailing Facebook's much-anticipated stock offering as a potential windfall for California's cash-strapped treasury, while some already are saying the extra revenue should go to preventing cutbacks to public schools.
The state could run out of money by March, yet California is truly the Golden State for nearly 2 million government workers.
California is running out of money, and if nothing is done, the state will be out of cash by March 8, according to State Controller John Chiang.
Gov. Jerry Brown has reported raising $1.7 million for his proposed November ballot initiative to temporarily raise California's sales and income taxes.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson delivered his fourth State of the City address this afternoon challenging the city to achieve the "impossible".
The California Supreme Court is upholding new state Senate maps drawn by an independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to GOP efforts seeking to block Democrats from gaining enough seats to pass taxes on their own.
Responding to problems in the California National Guard, the state Senate has approved a bill designed to block state employees from using travel expense payments or housing allowances to boost their pensions.
The state Assembly has passed a set of bills intended to broaden the mental health and health care services covered by private insurance plans.
