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The U.S. Senate race that's part of the California primary election next week features appointed incumbent Alex Padilla facing off with a Trump supporter and a billionaire.
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The U.S. Senate race that's part of the California primary election next week features appointed incumbent Alex Padilla facing off with a Trump supporter and a billionaire.
A new study by Stanford scientists warns that pumping groundwater will continue to cause the Earth's surface to sink for decades or even centuries if underground water levels aren't allowed to rebound.
California's legislative leaders on Wednesday said they want to return nearly $10 billion of the state's record-setting budget to taxpayers, setting up a month of intense negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom over how to best help a weary public battered by soaring inflation.
Gov. Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern focused on climate change during their San Francisco summit Friday, but the two leaders also touched on gun control.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's legislative leaders announced swift action to pass new gun control initiatives Wednesday, including a bill allowing lawsuits against illegal gun manufacturers and distributors.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's legislative leaders announced swift action to pass new gun control initiatives Wednesday, including a bill allowing lawsuits against illegal gun manufacturers and distributors, following a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 18 children and two adults dead.
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen. Justin Andrews reports.
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen.
California employers added 41,400 new jobs in April, dropping the state's unemployment rate to the lowest its been since the start of the pandemic following 14 consecutive months of growth.
A state proposal that would provide more help for the mentally ill includes a provision that would force some patients into treatment, a provision that's generating both criticism and support.
The suspect is accused of opening fire in a Taiwanese church Sunday, killing one and injuring five.
Despite announcing a record-smashing budget surplus of nearly $100 billion on Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to spend that money would likely push the state toward a "fiscal cliff" next year, a state analyst said Monday.
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California's landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.
California is entering the next budget year with a record-smashing surplus of nearly $100 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
Soaring inflation will trigger an automatic increase in California's minimum wage next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday.
A bill that would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents' consent, including against the coronavirus, passed in the California Senate Thursday.
As gas prices continue to rise, the average cost of regular has broken the $6 mark in San Francisco, casing drivers to rethink their budgets. Andria Borba reports. (5/9/22)
California lawmakers are making it clear -- even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, they will protect reproductive rights in the state.
Several hundred drinking water systems around California fail to deliver safe and affordable water, affecting nearly 750,000 residents, according to a new report from the State Water Resources Control Board.
California Democrats have accelerated their plan to make the nation's most populous state a sanctuary for women seeking abortions.
Anne Makovec reports on new abortion protections being introduced in California after threat against Roe v. Wade (5-6-2022)
California is the first U.S. state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to cryptocurrency and related technologies. (5-5-22)
Thousands of Mexican Americans are celebrating Cinco de Mayo and, along with all the fun, San Jose police are on the lookout for any trouble. Len Ramirez reports. (5-5-22)
As anti-abortion and abortion rights activists rally on the streets, legal experts say overturning Roe v. Wade can have far-reaching effects.
There's good news for first-time home buyers trying to break into the competitive Bay Area housing market.
