Seven people remain unaccounted for today, days after multiple explosions obliterated a giant fireworks warehouse in a rural area near Esparto in Yolo County.

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

Republicans and Democrats voted against a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws after it cleared the House.

No immediate hike in California gas prices will occur but Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature fear the effects of the clean-fuel program.

California districts have not received $811 million in federal grants for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development and migrant education.

Vincent Thayer of San Jose and Sevendik Huseynov of Sunnyvale were allegedly involved in more than $205 million in fraudulent claims, among 324 defendants whose fraudulent and illegal schemes resulted in $14.6 billion in false billings.

San Jose police will also deploy drones to assist in identifying locations where illegal fireworks are being set off. Property owners may be subject to administrative fines of up to $100,000.

Gabby Chavez-Lopez conceded the race later Thursday morning, and congratulated Tordillos.

Fr. Ted Gabrielli has been accused of sex offenses dating back to the 1990s out of San Luis Obispo.

For Gabby Chavez-Lopez to make up the initial 2,036-vote ballot deficit, she would have needed to get nearly 85% of the estimated 3,000 uncounted District 3 ballots.

The tally reported at 8:45pm showed Anthony Tordillos with 4,449 votes, and Gabby Chavez-Lopez with 2,413 votes, representing 14.62% of the downtown district's registered voters.

Santa Clara County’s longest serving elected official, 84-year-old Larry Stone, announced he will leave office July 6, 18 months early.

In a unanimous decision announced Thursday evening, a panel rejected a lower-court’s finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.

Francisco De-Jesus Morales, a national of Nicaragua, allegedly assaulted three ICE deportation officers at an ICE facility in San Jose as those officers attempted to take him into custody.

President Trump and Gov. Newsom have traded sharp insults in recent days as California awaits billions of dollars in federal wildfire relief.

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, gave out $1 million checks to gin up support for Donald Trump. California lawmakers want to ban big cash payments to registered voters.