A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near train and bus stations.

San Jose, San Francisco and other California cities are ramping up efforts to ticket and tow vehicles that shelter homeless on city streets.

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee killed bill that aimed to give classic car owners a pass from smog requirements.

A secretive appropriations process in the California Legislature killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms, although some AI regulation survived the legislative axe, including a bill that would outlaw pricing software algorithm use in contracts.

The proposed redistricting would make minor changes in a half dozen Bay Area congressional districts, and expand the 9th Congressional District westward toward the East Bay to bolster potential support for incumbent Democrat Rep. Josh Harder.

California lawmakers are advancing a measure that would curb journalists’ access to their home addresses and contact information through their voter registration records, an attempt watchdog groups say hinders the public’s ability to hold politicians accountable.

The carpenters' union's stance broke from the powerful Building and Construction Trades Council, which has opposed nearly all proposals to lower hurdles for developers that do not include minimum pay levels and union hiring requirements.

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. State spending on Medi-Cal has more than doubled since 2017 and is now projected to cost $76.8 billion.

As lawmakers rush through thousands of bills in Sacramento and make decisions in secret, regular Californians are often silenced.

To save more than $5 billion, the California governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.