The California Insurance Department is formally investigating State Farm over the ‘significant’ number of complaints about its handling of claims from Los Angeles fire survivors.

Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary.

Tellez Solis, 27, of Marina, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2022, and pleaded guilty in February, 2025.

The agreement includes wage increases of 4%, 3.5%, 3% and 4% over a four-year term, with improved workplace policies and enhanced dental benefits, in line with other VTA unions.

Gov. Newsom said he would sue President Trump for deploying troops in Los Angeles, as demonstrations spread to other cities, including San Jose.

The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda

A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.

Highly publicized immigration raids in California have rattled communities and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.

Trump Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said there is “no viable path forward" for  California’s high-speed rail project, citing years of mismanagement, broken promises and billions in wasted tax dollars. 

Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, 16-years-old at the time, stabbed Diane Peterson in 1978 at Branham High School. Just this year, investigators learned that he had confessed the killing to a family member. Nickerson took his own life in 1993.

On May 2, the administration removed a link to the list that had been included in a May 29 press release. President Donald Trump’s executive order in April had said some local governments are deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

A state report provided says 200 agencies reported no automation around sensitive decisions, ignoring the fact that some agencies report actions based on algorithms.

A revocations of Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. San Jose State has the largest population of international students of any Cal State campus.

Newsom agreed to raise the limit to $130,000 per person in 2022. In 2024, the limit was erased completely. Now Newsom wants to bring back the original limit of $2,000, an amount that was set in 1989. 

High temperatures, combined with motor vehicle exhaust, will create elevated levels of ozone.