California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.

The California Legislature has rejected many of the spending cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to close a $12 billion budget deficit, relying on internal borrowing to put off difficult decisions.

As the Trump administration considers cutting federal funds to California, Gov. Newsom and other officials suggest withholding taxes from the federal government.

On the eve of anti-Trump demonstrations in San Jose – one of 58 locations in the Bay Area among more than 2,000 “No Kings” events nationwide and Western Europe – Mayor Matt Mahan said he supported the protest, but also pleaded for non-violence.

The late-night ruling by the Circuit Court of Appeals delayed until a June 17 hearing the order of a federal judge Thursday afternoon that said President Trump’s decision to order the National Guard into Los Angeles was illegal.

After Trump signed measures today revoking waivers for the state’s mandates that clean up car and truck exhaust and ramp up sales of electric vehicles. California and 10 other states immediately sued and the governor ordered the air board to craft a new mandate.

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.