Bill Would Allow California To Test Digital License Plates
State officials could set up a pilot program to test digital license plates under a bill advancing through the Legislature.
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State officials could set up a pilot program to test digital license plates under a bill advancing through the Legislature.
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Friday refused to block California's ban on foie gras, which is made from the livers of force-fed ducks.
A bill heading to Gov. Jerry Brown would allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion.
California's ban on sexual orientation conversion therapy for youths under age 18 was upheld by a federal appeals court in San Francisco Thursday.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is dismissing a proposal by Democratic allies in the state Senate, who want to seek a settlement of a federal lawsuit that could force the state to free thousands of prison inmates later this year.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously refused to ban the sale of the soup while San Francisco-area Chinese restaurants and their suppliers pursue their lawsuit to overturn the state law.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday responded to a federal court order to significantly reduce California's prison population by proposing a $315 million plan to send inmates to private prisons and empty county jail cells.
The state Employment Development Department plans to begin cutting staff to address declining funding from the federal unemployment insurance program.
The state Senate approved a bill on Monday that would require drivers to stay at least three feet away from bicyclists when they are passing in the same direction, despite Gov. Jerry Brown's previous vetoes of similar legislation.
California would relocate more troublesome mountain lions instead of killing them under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.
A bill that would allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion is one step away from the governor.
Legislation heading to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would make California the first state to allow non-citizens who are in the country legally to serve on a jury.
Gov. Jerry Brown says a superior court judge's ruling that California's high-speed rail plan has not followed the terms of the voter-approved ballot initiative will not stop its construction.
State and federal prison officials on Monday sought a judge's permission to force-feed inmates if necessary as a statewide hunger strike entered its seventh week.
A magnitude-3.6 earthquake struck rural Northern California but no damage or injuries were reported.
Unemployment rates rose in July in the Bay Area and statewide, even as the national unemployment rate declined, state officials said Friday.
A Republican state lawmaker says a new California law allowing transgender students to choose which restroom and locker room they use is part of the reason at least one of his sons will not return to his local public school this fall.
The state Senate has approved a bill outlawing so-called "revenge porn," which lawmakers say is an increasing problem on the Internet.
California's beloved giant trees could be weathering climate change—and it might even help them thrive.
The rights of California sperm donors were put into law 20 years ago. Now a Bay Area state legislator is involved in revising those rules with a new bill to be presented in Sacramento on Tuesday.
Certain immigrants who are not U.S. citizens could serve as poll workers in California under legislation heading to Gov. Jerry Brown.
Twelve health insurance companies have signed contracts to offer coverage through California's new exchange as part of the federal health care law.
It's a few hundred million short of the record jackpot, but Wednesday's Powerball payoff of an estimated $425 million deserves some serious consideration.
Two Republican lawmakers from the Central Valley want the state auditor to review the California High-Speed Rail Authority's moves to buy up land for the $68 billion project.
California officials say they will seek to move thousands of inmates to private prisons in a last-ditch attempt to avoid releasing violent offenders to ease prison crowding.
