State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, and Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, D-Hollywood, have introduced AB/SB 186, a budget trailer bill aimed at protecting middle-class jobs tied
After nearly a month of intense closed-door negotiations, California lawmakers on the last day of session killed a compromise bill that failed to insulate investor-owned utilities when they
California educators, public librarians and advocates are calling on state legislators to restore ongoing funding for the California Online Media Program for Access and Student Success, or COMPASS, a statewide
During his nearly eight years as California governor, Gavin Newsom has had a somewhat unusual approach to dealing with a Legislature dominated by his fellow Democrats.
Rather than coax them
California may protect young people facing criminal allegations from deceptive law enforcement techniques by limiting how police use undercover agents in custody.
The Legislature last week passed a bill that
There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process.
The governor and legislators would agree on
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday backed off his proposal to reduce costs for electrical utilities after their equipment sparks wildfires, agreeing instead to a narrower deal after homeowners, insurers and
When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report.
The report, released
Business as usual in California politics always includes at least one squabble over the California Environmental Quality Act, a law signed 56 years ago by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan.
As
November’s ballot is dominated by measures that would alter how California levies taxes, including one that would make it more difficult for local governments to gain voter approval of
California is the home of the artificial intelligence boom, smartphones and some of the most valuable technology companies on earth. We have built systems that process billions of transactions in
California law enforcement recovered more than 8,500 stolen items valued at over $1 million and arrested 97 suspects during a nine-day national crackdown on organized retail crime, state
