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Today is the practical deadline for the state Legislature to pass bills before adjourning and lawmakers are in the final frenzy to cross the finish line. Many proposals still need to be resolved befor…
Lawmakers approved a last-minute deal for a controversial sports arena and housing project in San Diego, allowing the city to use an existing environmental review.…
California prosecutors would gain new powers to sue big businesses over alleged anti-competitive practices under a bill Democratic lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.…
A bill now on the governor’s desk narrows last year's CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, adding community protections industry fought to soften.…
Perkins operations are an undercover law enforcement tactic that officers use to elicit information from unknowing criminal defendants. California may limit their use against people under 18.…
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new corporate tax credit cap, signed into law this summer, threatened to diminish Hollywood’s tax breaks. State leaders want to fix that by exempting independent film productions f…
Personalized pricing, or so-called surveillance pricing, is when companies use data such as IP addresses or language preferences to set prices specific to customers.…
Legal experts call it a novel tactic, but perhaps the best shot at getting jurors to ignore statements in police interviews and a documentary they heard in Duane Davis' own words.…
UCLA PhD student Dylan Kupsh, who was a pro-Palestinian campus protester, is suing UC over its student discipline process. The lawsuit alleges viewpoint discrimination and due process violations. UCLA…
California lawmakers on Sunday approved bills aimed at preventing interference in this fall's midterm elections and requiring more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political …
California police and firefighters will be able to retire earlier and earn more generous pensions under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s potentially expensive and government agencies a…
The 2019 law resulted in billions of dollars in payouts from local governments.…
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.…
Expect weather that feels "more like California than Miami," the National Weather Service says…
The flash flood happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and resulted in 'significant impacts' to infrastructure throughout Bright Angel Canyon.…
Like a voice of dissent from 2005, the mapping site holds firm to Lake Ontario despite Trump's executive order stemming from his escalating trade war with Canada.…
Officials speculated that the bear and her cubs may have entered the tank because they were thirsty. The high temperature in La Verne Saturday was 98 degrees.…
Crews are continuing to battle two wildfires in Monterey County that have collectively burned more than 33,000 acres and forced more than 600 people to evacuate.…
Jacob Bustillos received probation and jail time after running a red light in Long Beach, causing a crash that killed 15-year-old Carlos Ramirez.…
The presidential aide spent much of her early life in Southern California, where she was home-schooled and attended a mega-church on Sundays, her brother said.…
As France fights wildfires this summer, it looks to California and its experience with fighting or preventing fires.…
Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died at 80 this week, used to spend some of her weekends in Solvang.…
The air quality regulator sent an enforcement team to inspect the site Saturday and confirmed food removal had been completed.…
Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his plans to ease costs for utilities following wildfires they cause, striking a narrower deal with Democratic lawmakers.…