California Lawmakers Delay Bill Making Election Day A Holiday
California lawmakers have delayed a proposal to make Election Day a statewide holiday.
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California lawmakers have delayed a proposal to make Election Day a statewide holiday.
Bay Area gasoline was more expensive than any place in the country for the month of April, according to new data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New parents in California may each get an extra two weeks of Paid Family Leave next year, giving families an extra whole month to stay home and bond with their newborn.
Six months ago, the Camp Fire began tearing through the Butte County town of Paradise. But along with all the devastation came some important lessons; Wednesday morning, state regulators toured the area to see how fire preparation and response can be improved.
Three large utility companies are coordinating a "Power of Being Prepared" media campaign to inform residents about public safety power shutoffs during very high or extreme fire threats.
Even with the state's drought declared over, Cal Fire is bracing for a worse-than-average fire season this summer.
The snow is finally starting to melt after a long wet winter, and according to researchers, that could mean more earthquakes.
California's three major utilities spent at least $1.3 million to lobby state government in the first three months of 2019.
It's been decades since California allowed any new offshore oil drilling but environmentalists say the Trump administration is now trying to force the issue in a battle that is 50 years in the making.
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his support for a $15 million grant to protect places of worship.
The California Senate voted 37-0 to update the state's anti-discrimination law's definition of race to include hairstyles, such as braids and dreadlocks. The bill now heads to the state Assembly.
Efforts to tax sugary drinks and limit how much soda can be sold in a single cup have stalled in the California Legislature.
California's unemployment rate edged up slightly in March even as the state continued adding jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
A University of California, Berkeley professor is drawing attention to a gasoline "mystery surcharge" in the state - unexplained price increases in gasoline which have cost drivers $20 billion since 2015.
Tax day has come and gone, but thousands of California taxpayers may still have to do a little adjusting due to an error by the state.
San Francisco Superior Court has cleared 88,000 cases of suspended driver's licenses for people who failed to appear in traffic court.
California wineries are feeling the effects of the trade war between the U.S. and China.
California is moving toward banning those little bottles of shampoo you get in hotel rooms.
New state legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, could make cannabis more accessible throughout the state, Ting's office announced Thursday.
A new map online can tell you if your house is standing on solid ground in the event of a strong earthquake.
Federal regulators are urging California to become the first state in the country to completely ban cell phones while driving, even if a driver is using a hands-free device.
Lingering refinery problems and the annual shift to cleaner burning summer gasoline will likely send gas prices to $4 a gallon or more in California for the first time since July 2014.
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. named Bill Johnson as its chief executive officer and president on Wednesday along with 10 new board members
California officials are struggling to find ways for homeowners to afford insurance in fire-prone areas and for utilities to survive devastating wildfires.
Law enforcement agencies in California must release police misconduct records even if the behavior occurred before a new transparency law took effect, a state court of appeals has ruled.
