More than 5,300 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in California on Sunday, almost twice the number two weeks earlier.

Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the state water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water.

Water supply was a concern for a majority of survey participants in each area of the state—the central valley, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Annual survey of California voters gives state schools highest marks in a decade.

In April, the coalition of mayors of the state’s 13 largest cities, led by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, asked for a $20 billion, five-year investment to curb homelessness—half of the state's surplus.

Nine days after the mass murder of nine VTA workers in San Jose, a federal judge in San Diego overturned California’s assault weapons ban. California officials vowed to win on appeal, but gun advocates are emboldened by a shifting Supreme Court.

Newsom proposes to add $1.1 billion annually to the formula to enable those districts to hire more staff for "concentration" school districts, where more than 2 million low-income children and English learners are enrolled.

Expectations are high for a turnaround as experts say the federal relief alone could be enough to cut California’s child poverty in half.

The bill, SB 7, will take effect immediately, as it was approved as a so-called emergency statute.

More than 251,000 Californians signed up to help, some hoping to get an early shot. Few got the chance to volunteer.

California’s mask mandate requires people to wear a face covering at all times indoors or on public transit unless actively eating or drinking.

California is one of four states, including Oregon, Minnesota and Tennessee, along with Washington, D.C., that have proposed new laws.

Facebook’s Oversight Board said the ongoing risk of violence “justified” the suspension.

So far, political fundraisers have set up six campaign committees to spend on either side of the still-unofficial recall election.

The stock market has soared to new heights, prompting a record number of Silicon Valley companies to go public.

The legislation originally called on all local entities to make call-in and internet-based options available for all public meetings.