A new normal could mean economic devastation for California farms, says one local economist.

The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has threatened to withhold firefighting money from California.

A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans returned to the Capitol this week — at odds over the cost of living, the Trump presidency, state spending, tech innovations and reparations for descendants of people once enslaved.

A conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders warning of ‘serious consequences’ over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents. San Jose became a sanctuary city in 2007. San Francisco also declared itself a sanctuary city in 1989.

President-elect Donald Trump’s housing policy for his second term is vague at best. But based on available information, many California housing experts are not optimistic about what it could mean for the state’s crisis.

Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that residents were frustrated by economic problems and said that Democrats needed to address their concerns, especially in rural areas where support for Trump was highest.

In a landmark antitrust case, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser. The Department of Justice and a group of states had until the end of Wednesday to propose remedies in an antitrust lawsuit they won in August.

More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

While economic and border security concerns appear to have moved Latinos in California toward Donald Trump, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

The California Secretary of State reports that more than 1.5 million of the 2024 Election Day no-shows were in California.

Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the new Legislature to ‘protect’ California from Donald Trump on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. The session will start Dec. 2.

California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care.

Ads connected to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and Israel’s war in Gaza brought Facebook millions.

Donald Trump didn’t attack California or Kamala Harris’s home-state record during their presidential debate. He didn’t miss his chance on a fundraising visit, blasting the state on crime, homelessness and more.

If a victorious Donald Trump implements Project 2025, California will face an ultimatum: Report sensitive abortion data to the government or jeopardize Medicaid funding. A former Trump Health and Human Services appointee wrote this section of the campaign document.