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Budget delays in the California legislature this summer kept the state from sending out the Department of Motor Vehicles registration renewal notices on time, leaving many confused about the potential for big fines.
A spike in radioactive sulfur from an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant was detected in California in late March, but researchers have determined that it posed no threat to health.
Despite deep cuts to public education, California's standardized test scores have gone up for the ninth year in a row.
A coalition of nonprofit groups is calling on customers of Amazon.com to cancel their accounts unless the Internet retailer stops resisting a California law that requires more online retailers to charge a state sales tax.
Budget records released this month by the Assembly should have provided a detailed look at the spending by California lawmakers.
The overall number of hate crimes in California remained steady last year, but the number targeting Hispanics nearly doubled.
A California law that imposes an annual wildfire fee on rural residents may have an unintended consequence—sapping the state fire agency of money it needs to fight wildland blazes.
In connection with the release of the movie, The Help, domestic workers rallied in San Francisco Wednesday to show support for a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.
On Tuesday, the Vallejo City Council approved using grant money to hire nine firefighters for two years, buy two additional engines and reopen a fire station.
California tax revenue fell nearly $539 million below projections last month, pushing the state closer to automatic, mid-year budget cuts to schools, universities and social services.
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Monday said there's no reason the ratings downgrade of the federal government will have an immediate effect on California but cautioned the state is still on the mend.
A new state law clarifies that jurors are prohibited from texting, tweeting and using smart phones to discuss or research cases.
The state has until June 2013 to reduce its prison population by about 34,000 inmates. Currently the prisons are 80 percent above capacity.
At a time when a good education is more critical than ever, budget cuts are hitting California's state schools hard and students are paying the price.
A citizens commission established by voters to independently create California's legislative and congressional districts delivered its first set of maps Friday, voting to adopt new boundaries that appear to increase the reach of majority Democrats.
California's secretary of state on Tuesday cleared a group to begin collecting signatures for a ballot referendum to overturn a first-in-the-nation law requiring public schools to teach the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies lessons.
The independent commission set up to redraw the boundaries of California's legislative, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts, is putting the finishing touches on those new maps.
A coalition of health and environmental groups has stirred up a hornet's nest at the State Department of Food and Agriculture, contending that the state is too quick to use pesticides to eradicate invasive pests.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill that will let students who entered the country illegally receive private financial aid at California's public colleges.
California's economy is staying soft into the summer, with the state unemployment rate for June rising slightly even as employers added workers.
Mortgage default notices in California have dropped in the second quarter of 2011 to their lowest level in four years.
A new play about the battle over same-sex marriage in California by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" is slated for a one-night-only reading on Broadway...
Officials say there is no danger of a tsunami that could damage Hawaii or the west coast of the United States after a strong earthquake shook Japan.
A San Francisco couple who will be among those who will tie the knot in the Big Apple this summer.
A panel charged with reviewing plans for California's $43 billion high-speed rail project says planners need to answer serious questions about the cost, business model and expected ridership of the system before the Legislature approves construction.
