Some of the state’s wealthiest residents spent hundreds of millions to defeat Prop. 40, the “billionaire tax.” Supporters said billionaires should have to pay their “fair share” and help fund social services.

Propositipon 3 makes permanent an income tax on the wealthy to fund the state's public K-12 schools and other services.

Steve Hilton conceded 60 minutes after polls closed Tuesday evening. Becerra's strong anti-Trump campaign and Democratic sweep doomed the Republican’s candidacy.

Tech interests have spent tens of millions of dollars this year on state legislative races alone. Industry advocates say they want to protect innovation from overregulation.

Officials hope the speed cams will calm traffic and prevent deadly crashes. 

Undercover sting operations in Santa Clara, Los Angeles and San Diego counties include false evidence ploys, jail cells outfitted with recording devices, and cash payments to undercover operatives.

Some California gun owners view a new law requiring people to take a four-hour safety class as a kind of tax on firearm ownership. It’s one of 10 gun safety measures Gov. Newsom signed into law on Saturday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.

The bills approved by the Legislature aim to strengthen California’s long-term wildfire recovery system, building on the state’s work with survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires, and producing tools for wildfire survivors across the state.

A three-day AI Infra Summit 2026 opens Sept. 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The conference will focus on artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, scalability and energy challenges.

Sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is a measure to increase pensions for public safety workers that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars.

In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.

Two bills sent to Gov. Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.

After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.

California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.

Polls show voters are turning sharply against data centers and several bills to regulate the facilities are advancing in the California Legislature. Utilities and tech companies, meanwhile, are spending millions lobbying state officials.