Politics

By Nigel Duara For the second year in a row, Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating California’s declining homicide rate while using it as a …

By Ben Christopher To save the City of Los Angeles’ controversial “mansion tax” — and fend off the threat of fiscal calamity …

By Carolyn Jones State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said he was blindsided by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal recently to curtail the superintendent’s …

By Yue Stella Yu Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office last week forecast a “modest shortfall” of $2.9 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, …

By Colin Lecher Earlier this year, as the political battle over Congressional redistricting brought California into the national spotlight, Facebook users were …

By Khari Johnson Tech companies that create large, advanced artificial intelligence models will soon have to share more information about how the …

By Nigel Duara A year after Californians voted for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results. …

By Yue Stella Yu Gov. Gavin Newsom opened this year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than previously …

By Ana B. Ibarra After a decade of expanding health coverage and safety net programs, the Golden State took a sharp detour …

By Wendy Fry In 2025, California became the frontline of a federal playbook for more militarized immigration enforcement. Raids on California streets and …