The independent body that redraws the state’s political maps isn’t perfect, but many Republicans prefer that to the gerrymander that Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to offset one proposed in Texas. 

Most of California’s coastline was expected to experience tsunami waves of less than two feet.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is rolling back decades-old emissions standards for cars and trucks and proposing new rules that reverse the “endangerment finding.”

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.

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

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.

What we’re witnessing is not law enforcement — it’s authoritarianism. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty. Your silence.

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

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.

High poverty rates underscore the fact that Californians’ costs for housing, utilities, fuel and other necessities of life are among the nation’s highest.

The U.S. Senate decision could upend California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars and its decades-long battle against air pollution. Some experts say Congress’ move is illegal and is likely to trigger a legal battle.

Unprecedented approval for State Farm after L.A. fires means it can raise premiums in California next month.

It’s been five months since California’s legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue for the session. So far: committees, bills, but few results.