It’s clear now, a year since California passed SB 826, that there is momentum toward closing the gender gap in company boardrooms.

Buoyed by a strong economy, the governor sent lawmakers a revised budget that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion.

Court officials say there’s no “surplus,” however, and that the state needs a better way to assess how many judges each county needs.

That plan would have cost California at least $20 billion—and up to $70 billion, by some estimates.

Despite legalization, thousands of prior convictions continue to prevent people from joining the newly expanded legal market.

The votes were the first in what figures to be a lengthy battle between two of the state’s most powerful education interests.

County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson.

The program would make San Jose eligible for state funds to incorporate minority and lower-income dispensary workers into the local industry.

A $10 million stashbox is set aside for the program as part of the California Cannabis Equity Act, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed last year.

With a new governor at the helm, the career lawmaker is ready to take another crack at bills vetoed time and again by past administrations.