2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (394+ words) As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to exit office in January, he faces mounting pressure over one of the most consequential and politically fraught decisions of his tenure: whether to commute the death sentences of more than 560 people currently on California’s…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (912+ words) California lawmakers spent much of this year wrestling with a thorny question: could the state safely hand over driver’s license data to a national clearinghouse — as the federal government was demanding — without exposing more than a million people to immigration…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (369+ words) Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton wants to blow up the California Department of Motor Vehicles entirely, and he made his case Tuesday outside a DMV office in West Hollywood, framing it as the next front in his campaign to lower…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (287+ words) California lawmakers have a long history of passing sweeping legislation in the heat of the moment, often without fully weighing the long-term costs. The state’s track record includes plenty of ambitious promises that fell apart under closer scrutiny. Now a…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (381+ words) California didn’t wait around. Joining forces with roughly two dozen other states, it filed suit to block the new rules and preserve its authority over how elections are run within its borders. Last week, a federal district court sided with…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1219+ words) For nearly all of her 73 years, Roselie Aiello lived on the family cattle ranch outside Mount Shasta, a rugged stretch of land she once helped run as a working butcher alongside her father. But last summer, as her body finally…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) Even in a state that reliably votes blue, a surprising number of Californians want government to do less and tax them less, according to new research that offers a nuanced portrait of the state’s political landscape heading into the November…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1007+ words) California health officials have taken a major step toward reining in medical costs, giving a state watchdog agency new authority to fine hospitals, physician groups and insurers that blow past spending limits designed to keep health care within reach for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (818+ words) California lawmakers let a closely watched wildfire liability bill collapse on the final day of the legislative session, dealing a setback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to shield the state’s investor-owned utilities from crushing financial exposure after major fires. The…...