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Gov. Jerry Brown says California parents know best whether their children should wear helmets when they ski or ride snowboards. He has vetoed a bill that would have required helmets on the slopes for anyone under 18 years old.
Nudists in San Francisco might soon lose the freedom to bare it all -- at least some of the time.
Gov. Jerry Brown says using a telephone while driving is a bad thing but fines are high enough already.
Capitol Democrats are lashing out today against Amazon. They are accusing the giant online retailer of offering phantom jobs to change the law.
Mayor Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee married over the weekend.
State lawmakers have addressed circumcision and foam takeout containers this year, but the state's backsliding economy and dismal jobs outlook are dominating the end of the legislative session.
At churches, shopping centers, schools, and local tea party meetings in California, fired-up volunteers have started gathering signatures for a ballot referendum that would repeal the nation's first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights' milestones in school lessons.
The Obama administration has approved casino proposals from two California Native American tribes under a rarely-granted exception to the federal law that prohibits gaming on reservations established after 1988.
Overall unemployment held steady throughout the nation in the latest jobs report, stirring fears about the economy, but the data reveals an additional hardship on the African American community.
Crushing regulations and interference from lawmakers may force the largest public company in the Sacramento region to pull up its stakes and move to another state, according to the business' top executive.
Democratic lawmakers and business leaders announced Thursday a package of bills designed to make California's regulatory environment friendlier to businesses.
The Legislature has approved a bill letting public schools train volunteers so they can administer medication to epileptic students immediately after a seizure.
Legislation known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights could force California parents to provide benefits for childcare workers.
A U.C. Berkeley law professor whose nomination to a federal appeals court was blocked by Senate Republicans was unanimously approved Wednesday for the California Supreme Court.
The state Senate on Wednesday approved the second half of contentious legislation that would allow students who are illegal immigrants to apply for state-funded scholarships and financial aid.
