A new year brings new state laws, with Gov. Gavin Newsom signing hundreds of bills addressing many of California's pressing ...

2024 was the year California cracked down on homeless encampments. Fed up with tents taking up sidewalks, parks and vacant ...

For the first time since Proposition 36 passed overwhelmingly — 68% to 32% — in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly addressed the matter. At a press conference in crime-racked Oakland, the governor ...

Last year we suggested New Year’s resolutions for local and state leaders. Now that 2024 is over, we’re taking a look back at ...

Looking ahead: One thing to watch for in the upcoming year will be how the new administration under President-elect Donald ...

Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative ...

A selection of new laws will go into effect throughout the U.S. in the new year, with unusual state and local statutes on ...

During California's latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced, with almost half failing without ...

A new law going into effect on Jan. 1, 2025 prohibits cars from parking within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk. California will ...

Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year.

That is why I nominated him as one of my picks for the Crooks and Liars 2024 GOOD GUY of the year. In fact, he was also one of my 2023 Good Guy nominees! It is a rare honor to be nominated twice, but ...

The new year brings a 50-cent raise for California’s minimum wage workers, who will see their base pay increase to $16.50 an ...