Tribes celebrate the end of the Klamath River dam removal project
Hundreds of miles of the Klamath River are now free after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday.
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Hundreds of miles of the Klamath River are now free after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday.
California is suing a Catholic hospital for denying an emergency abortion to a woman who was miscarrying and sending her instead to another hospital miles away.
A ban on all hemp products with "any detectable quantity of THC" is in effect in California. In response, the state is facing a lawsuit.
Cannabis cafes offering food, coffee and live entertainment will soon become reality in California, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing the establishments popularized in Amsterdam.
Private universities in California can no longer consider legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process following a bill that was signed into law Monday.
A proposal to phase out large-scale confined animal farms will be put before voters in a Northern California county.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
California public schools teaching about Spanish colonization and the gold rush must include instruction on the mistreatment and contributions of Native Americans during those periods, under a new state law.
California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges.
A bill signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will force pet insurers to provide more transparency about their coverage.
As the Oakland Athletics play their last home games at the Coliseum, employees still working the stands in their 70s, 80s and even 90s are bracing for what's next.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider stalking and animal cruelty as grounds to restrict access to firearms.
For ten years, Bay Area water companies have wanted to increase storage capacity of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir above Brentwood as insurance against another drought. But as time dragged on without construction, the project became more expensive and less beneficial.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law four separate bills aimed at pumping the brakes on illegal sideshows across the state.
Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they call a sweeping campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and campus protests earlier this year.
Less than 10% of plastics in the U.S. are recycled.
Veronica Macias reports on how Bay Area residents are reacting to the newly signed bill that will ban single-use plastic bags starting in 2026.
More 70 years later, Luis Armando Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.
California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
A cat traveled hundreds of miles back to California to reunite with its family after getting lost on a trip in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
The deadline for approval on Governor Gavin Newsom's emergency industry regulations for hemp products is inching closer, leaving the more than five million Californians who rely on hemp in a state of limbo.
California will now require landlords of multi-family housing to give tenants the option to opt into having their rent payments reported to the credit bureaus.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new action to address homelessness and expand affordable housing Thursday morning as he signed multiple pieces of legislation at a press event in San Francisco's Mission District.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on Gavin Newsom signing new bills to boost homebuilding in the state, providing more rooms for the unhoused.
