It’s time for a grand bargain to end California’s solar squabbling
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees could vote next week on a widely criticized plan that climate activists, solar installers and labor unions say would pointlessly slow…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for California’s presidential ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for California's presidential ballot. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo April 30 (UPI) -- Independent presidential candidate…
A new national monument would protect a swath of California’s desert
Thomas Tortez Jr. leads a group across a gravelly wash in Painted Canyon, at the spot where his Cahuilla tribal ancestors once lived in a…
What to know about California’s newest state park
On June 12, California will open its first new state park in nearly a decade, setting aside 1,600 acres near the confluence of the Tuolumne…
Signatures roll in for tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform California’s Proposition 47
SACRAMENTO — A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000…
Newsom called it a ‘gimmick.’ Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit
SACRAMENTO — With a windfall of cash five years ago, Gov. Newsom said he was doing away with a state budget “gimmick” one of his predecessors…
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban was modeled on California’s
It was the era of the Wild West, when white men from back East were flooding into Arizona to reap the golden bounty of the…
California’s housing crisis is hitting Nevada. Could it help Trump?
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Christine Dyken had just returned home after picking up her grandson from school, and she was stressed. Dyken — who lives…
What I learned from covering California’s homeless since 1980
In 1980, I reported on Sacramento’s “public inebriates.” Most of them, a few hundred in all, lived in flophouse hotels. But some slept “in the…
California’s fast-food wage hike puts Democrats on defense
It’s no secret that California is expensive. Californians pay more than most for electricity, gas and rent. Even eggs cost more here. Now, fast food…
Billions of dollars to help California’s homeless population are piling up — and going unspent
Reporting from Sacramento — California’s homeless population has grown to more than 134,000 people, and key state government spending is taking a while to reach the…
California’s 16th Congressional District divided by one vote
Those needing a reminder about the power of a singular vote should look no further than California’s 16th Congressional District, where the race to be…
How to close California’s budget deficit? Democrats plan to have a plan
The three most powerful Democrats at the state Capitol came out Wednesday with a strange announcement. It boiled down to this: They’re working on a…
Newsom’s Proposition 1 passes in California’s primary election
The close contest over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4-billion bond measure to transform California’s mental health system finally ended Wednesday, more than two weeks after the…
Is Donald Trump a new King David? Ask California’s right-wing Sons of Liberty
HANFORD, Calif. — Before the 1776 Sons of Liberty meeting got underway at the Elks Lodge, Adam Medeiros, a hairdresser for 44 years, sat in a…
Adam Schiff and familiarity win California’s marquee Senate race
Adam Schiff got the November opponent he wanted. Steve Garvey was set up to be knocked down. And by year’s end, California will very likely…
The cost of Proposition 1: Newsom’s plan to transform California’s mental health system
If approved by voters on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to overhaul the state’s mental health services system and sell bonds to finance more…
A look at some of the biggest donors to California’s Senate race
What do cryptocurrency billionaires, unionized carpenters and criminal justice reform advocates have in common? They’re all pouring big bucks into trying to influence whom California…
Capitol Journal: California’s Legislature is less popular than Trump with the state’s voters, poll finds
Reporting from Sacramento — The heavily Democratic state Legislature is less popular among California voters than President Trump. That’s not a typo. It’s a poll finding…
Adam Schiff’s low-drama race for California’s U.S. Senate seat
Adam B. Schiff stepped from a white Porsche Carrera, laced his brown walking shoes and headed down Hill Street in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. He beelined…