California minimum wage for fast food workers will be $20 in 2024
The bump in minimum pay comes under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The bump in minimum pay comes under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, state officials announced Thursday, forcing hard choices for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in his final term as he works to build his national profile.
The non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office made the announcement on Thursday, stating that lower than expected tax revenues are the culprit.
Tuesday's planned holiday tree lighting ceremony at the California State Capitol will be virtual this year due to concerns over protests, the governor's office confirmed.
Fox News debate moderator Sean Hannity had just announced the debate between Govs. Newsom and DeSantis would continue — and then said minutes later they couldn't stay after all.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faced off in a debate on Fox News on Thursday, each seeking to raise their profiles amongst national voters.
Florida's Ron DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate, took on California's Gavin Newsom, who is a Biden surrogate and not a 2024 candidate, in a debate moderated by Fox's Sean Hannity.
A new plan is underway to help find housing for people living on the sides of California roadways.
President Biden fueled speculation Wednesday of California Governor Gavin Newsom's presidential plans by telling a packed room at the APEC summit in San Francisco that the governor could have any job he wants -- even the presidency.
Newsom's insistence that he is not running for president is not stopping the persistence of people around him from wondering – even from the man who helped launch his career, Wille Brown.
Politicians have long sought to project vitality, youth and a common touch by staging photo shoots spotlighting their athletic prowess. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the latest to find out that plans for a confident jump shot can turn into a torrent of online potshots.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's trip to China, with the stated goal of working together to fight climate change, resulted in a surprise meeting with leader Xi Jinping and was filled with warm words and friendliness not seen in years in the China-U.S. relationship.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year.
While hundreds of people in support of Palestine met outside the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Friday, miles away Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Israel.
California Governor Gavin Newsom will make a stop in Israel ahead of his planned trip to China. Newsom is set to land Friday morning and leave the same day. His office says he plans to meet with those who have been impacted by the Israel-Hamas war. California is also sending medical supplies to the region.
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he's traveling to Israel to meet with victims of terrorist attacks.
California classrooms will soon be getting a new course subject. Media literacy will be a subject that students learn from kindergarten through 12th grade. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 873 last night after many young people started trusting social media as their main source of news.
The wage increase for health care workers reflects a carefully crafted compromise in the final days of the legislative session between the health care industry and labor unions to avoid some expensive ballot initiative campaigns.
Renters in California will no longer be asked for a security deposit larger than one month's rent, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California has become the first state in the nation to ban the use of "excited delirium" as a cause of death on coroners' or autopsy reports after Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 360 into law.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark law aimed at banning red dye No. 3 and other potentially harmful food additives in consumer goods.
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have decriminalized the use of certain forms of psychedelic drugs.
A flood watch was in place through Sunday night for a vast section of southeastern Texas, including Houston, that's been pummeled by rain.
"Sunday Morning" has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the country singer's first post-stroke song, "Where That Came From," which blends art with artificial intelligence in a recording that captures Travis' country heart.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
Interstate 80 reopened Sunday morning with no chain restrictions after a late-season storm dropped snow in the Sierra and closed the interstate for multiple hours due to multiple spinouts and collisions over Donner Summit.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
A flood watch was in place through Sunday night for a vast section of southeastern Texas, including Houston, that's been pummeled by rain.
Interstate 80 was shut down in both directions in Fairfield for about three hours Friday by a police standoff with a freeway shooting suspect that ended when the suspect shot himself.
Electric car giant Tesla laid off around 10% of its workforce in April, amounting to 14,000 jobs.
Sacramento's Oak Park community is on a mission to reopen a long-closed library in their neighborhood.
The street currently known as Marina View Drive runs right along the river through Miller Park. Sacramento's lowrider community is asking the city to rename the road.
The City of Sacramento is offering a lifeline to a self-governing homeless camp to keep it from shutting down.
Clean air advocates say there still needs to be more programs encouraging people to drive electric cars — or commute by bike, bus, and light rail — until Spare the Air days are no longer needed.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who set up camp on the Sac State campus are allowed to stay after receiving an extension on Tuesday hours before the original deadline to leave.
A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and later testified against one of his companions on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to six months of home detention.
On May 2, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California State Capitol with firearms in protest of state gun control legislation. We take a look at the protest's lasting legacy.
President Joe Biden has expanded two culturally significant California landscapes: the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in Southern California and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.
On International Workers Day, homecare providers, people with disabilities and seniors came together to demand California fix what they call a broken long-term care system.
Two injured snowboarders, including one who was already starting to suffer from hypothermia, were rescued after they narrowly survived an avalanche at Mount Shasta over the weekend, officials say.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland A's beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single, Brandon Marsh drove in two runs and the surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3.
A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and later testified against one of his companions on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to six months of home detention.
Hope Hicks, one of former President Donald Trump's closest aides for years, told jurors how she handled the fallout from "hush money" payments made to two women before the 2016 election.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
On May 2, 1967, the Black Panthers entered the California State Capitol with firearms in protest of state gun control legislation. We take a look at the protest's lasting legacy.
Republican legislative leaders are calling for more action against administrators on college campuses where protests have turned violent.
A Stockton small business owner is realizing her dream of helping others achieve their own health and wellness dreams.
Tyler was diagnosed with a rare ganglioglioma, a complex and inoperable brain tumor, six years ago.
A new device is helping people with heart problems avoid open heart surgery and UC Davis is one of the first facilities in the country to use it.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
USDA says the U.S. meat supply is safe, and reiterates that people should cook beef to kill bacteria and viruses.
A Stockton small business owner is realizing her dream of helping others achieve their own health and wellness dreams.
Neighbors in Roseville will soon see their energy bills go up after the city council approved a proposal allowing Roseville Electric to raise its prices.
Some California restaurants are bracing for big changes to how they charge customers as a new law takes effect this summer that bans hidden fees from people's bills.
The first numbers are in to show the impact of California's increase in fast-food worker salaries on consumer prices.
Amazon announced Monday that it suspended its drone delivery operations in the California Central Valley community of Lockeford.
They fought for fentanyl legislation, but it was killed before lawmakers even got to vote. Four grieving moms wanted to know why. They're uncovering the truth using a new AI tool designed to help everyday Californians hold lawmakers accountable. They discovered powerful lawmakers killed the popular fentanyl bill by *not* voting.
The California State Capitol Capitol doesn't generally work the way people think it does. We're following bills prompted by our reporting, to show you how things really work inside California's Capitol.
California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle.
A bill introduced in the wake of our "Handcuffs in Hallways" investigation aims to reduce "unnecessary" calls for police at schools. But one California lawmaker could kill it without a vote.
We tried to work with law enforcement for nearly a year to avoid this lawsuit, but one local agency is simply refusing to release video that the public has a right to see. Its legal argument could impact law-enforcement policies across the state if allowed to stand.
Eric Stevens planned to buy his 90-year-old mom a wheelchair with his tax refund. Instead, he got a lousy piece of paper from the Franchise Tax Board saying they intercepted $1,483 — his entire tax refund.
The victims are smart, they're savvy, and they're still getting tricked.
The state regulates crematoriums for people, but we've learned there is zero oversight for pet crematoriums.
Kurtis Ming has had conversations with people in our community about the impact of inflation on their personal finances. It's forcing some to make some tough choices.
Theresa Ingraham paid for her homeowners insurance each month through her mortgage payment but learned that after her house fire, her AAA bill went unpaid.
Beavers. They've had a bad reputation. Many call them pests, but they're far from it. They play such an important role in our ecosystem that their work can even curtail wildfires.
A former Grizzly Flats resident received a shocking notice this week that her insurance is being invoiced for debris removal related to the Caldor Fire, which decimated the El Dorado County town in 2021.
Firearm-related charges were dismissed this week against one of the two men arrested in connection to the Caldor Fire that tore through El Dorado County in 2021, prosecutors said Thursday.
The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California.
Community members in El Dorado County are still rebuilding from the Caldor Fire, which destroyed Grizzly Flats in August 2021.
Meet Frannie the dog, Instagram's newest fitness influencer.
A Yuba City mom started a baseball team for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities after finding her 11-year-old son with Down Syndrome didn't have anywhere to play.
A Sacramento nonprofit is teaming up with a local credit union to give back so seniors can safely do basic tasks like bathing or exercising. Those lending a helping hand are also a group of seniors.
The high school players have trained hard all season to make Friday night's finals, and they didn't let their physical and mental challenges get in the way of playing a good game.
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown is hosting his 23rd youth football camp at Sacramento State, an annual event that is part of a mentorship program for underserved young people.
A Sacramento comics and toy store was broken into early Thursday morning. The business said this is the fourth break-in it has experienced and the second in three days.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.
Interstate 80 is closed in the Sierra and traffic is being held on Highway 50 Saturday afternoon as a cold spring storm moves through Northern California.
Something about being in nature always seems to leave us feeling better. Why does it feel so good to get outdoors? Here's The Answer.