In the 1940s, Gordon Getty, a son of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, lived with the Newsom family while attending school in San Francisco.

Wednesday morning it seemed very likely that Hilton would be Becerra’s November rival, and just as likely that the former congressman, attorney general and Biden administration cabinet member would succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.

President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator, over Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, reducing the likelihood of a 1-2 GOP outcome in California's June 2 gubernatorial primary.

The California Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst Office say the governor and the Legislature have created a multibillion-dollar “structural deficit,” meaning that revenues cannot cover spending.

If Gov. Gavin Newsom's projected $42.3 billion revenue increase is real, he can conclude his governorship with the state’s finances no longer plagued by deficits.

High poverty rates underscore the fact that Californians’ costs for housing, utilities, fuel and other necessities of life are among the nation’s highest.

The November election in California features competing ballot measures over rent control.

The governor has been critical of local homelessness efforts and his newly revised 2024-25 budget not only pulls back an extra $260 million that local officials had counted on, but removes all of the homeless funding.

Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bid for national political standing, but could he actually mount a successful campaign for the White House?

In his recent debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that the state’s economy is “booming,” but a new report shows that it is actually slowing down.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom returns from his overseas travel, he will find a state whose economy seems to be slowing.

As a final California state budget is being negotiated, special interest goodies are being written into it and the dozens of related “trailer bills” that follow.

The political debate over California’s highest-in-the-nation homelessness has boiled down to money with Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials at odds.

The California Public Records Act grants the public access to government documents, with some exceptions. But using the act can sometimes be difficult.