A new California law responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform ...

David Sacks' appointment as AI and crypto czar under Trump sparks industry optimism for innovation-driven policies and U.S.

California is allowing more on-street alcohol sales and food in cannabis lounges. Supporters say the laws will boost downtown ...

The increase in lobbyists this year means there’s now at least one lobbyist for every legislative staff member.

The California state budget has been a rollercoaster over the past few years. Big deficits generally mean cutting plans and ...

Voters said no to expanding rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under ...

New California laws taking effect Jan. 1 aim to make it easier to prosecute people accused of retail theft. Separately, voters passed Prop. 36 to toughen sentences for theft and drug offenses.

San Jose police said Lucien Cabrera, 19, built illegal guns in his San Jose home and brazenly marketed them on social media.

DNA evidence tied Thomas Loguidice, 67, to a 1994 mall robbery, while he was serving a 40-year sentence in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 13 in ...

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport all of the country’s undocumented residents. For students who are eyeing college, his presidency represents a potentially brutal Sophie’s Choice if ...

Amid a flurry of recent school board policies aimed at the rights of transgender students, California passed a new law in July that prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student ...

The last 150 feet of the wharf collapsed into the Monterey Bay at around 12:45pm, city officials said. The city had already determined that the end of the wharf needed to be taken down and repaired ...