Representatives from both sides met Monday, but neither side budged from bargaining positions for a new three-year contract that remained far apart, with no new conversations scheduled.

Calls to LGBTQ crisis lines spiked after President Donald Trump’s election. His policies target health care for young transgender people, creating uncertainty for a vulnerable community. A spate of recent policy decisions by the Trump administration targeting transgender youth has led to an escalating mental health crisis among an already vulnerable population, experts and advocates say.

Since 2016, the California DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales.

The American Diabetes Association says the delay is hurting diabetics who need a low-cost option for the medicine.

The governor’s announcement affects most of the state workforce and will take effect on July 1.

Many California community colleges have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.

The measure was prompted by reports that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a windfall on their respective meme coins.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas pledged to tackle affordability in 2025, but Democratic lawmakers’ plans to address Trump cuts, housing costs, energy, insurance, grocery bills and inflation remain unclear.

Eight years ago, California Democrats adopted “sanctuary” policies to protect immigrants from President Donald Trump’s deportation plans. But now, as Trump ramps up threats against sanctuary states and cities, Democratic leaders have taken on a softer tone.

Recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. Critics say they haven’t even come close.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled, controversial high-speed rail project.

In addition to the 13-year-old murder suspect, police also arrested three 16-year-olds and Emanuel Sanchez-Damian,18, of Campbell, and charged each of them with felony assault of 15-year-old David Gutierrez.

Police had responded to a North Sunnyvale neighborhood after a 911 call came in saying there was a man walking with a 12-inch knife.

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard offers incentives for cleaner fuels and would raise gasoline and diesel fuel prices.

Critics say a bill approved last year by the Legislature and sponsored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra of San Jose was the product of secret negotiations.