CalMatters talks to Assembly Housing chairperson David Chiu about statewide eviction protections.
Two site inspectors visited a cannabis farm, where they encountered a small group of farmworkers who they suspected had been trafficked.
Protestors will urge for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and former Air Force intelligence analyst Daniel Hale.
CA faces its second heatwave of the summer this weekend, and extreme heat and drought conditions could lead to another year of wildfires.
Extreme drought now grips 85% of California so the governor is seeking voluntary action.
The unemployment rate in San Francisco County is lower than the California average.
Thousands of people were sterilized decades ago because the government deemed them unfit to have children.
The state capitol sounded the alarm after nine employees tested positive for coronavirus as the delta variant surges in California.
A bill aims to create new rules for California’s mostly unregulated debt settlement industry.
WalletHub ranked 150 of America's best and worst-run cities in 2021. San Francisco was not dead last — barely.
"With offshore wind, we have an opportunity to counter the threat of climate change, meet our clean energy goals."
With the passage of the budget Monday for the fiscal year, California legislators will be hammering out the details over the coming weeks.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats pushed a rule requiring recall candidates to disclose five years of tax returns. What will candidates do?
The agreement provides $258 million for wildfire prevention and response and $3 billion for drought, but lacks any water storage commitment.
The Golden State will restrict state-funded travel to Florida and four other states in response to new anti-LGBTQ laws, officials announced.
As it turns out, deciding how to spend $262.6 billion is an extraordinarily complicated task.
It's wildfire season in California again, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a record $1.2 billion in “wildfire resiliency” funds.
Lawmakers have advanced a budget proposal to stop collecting child support debt from some parents who are receiving cash assistance.
The state of California is paying itself $500,000 for administering Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vaccine lottery.
Utilities won't be able to disconnect your water or power because of unpaid bills. A quarter of Californians were behind in April.
This is how the San Francisco area compares to California for coronavirus vaccinations.
The policy will cover 35,000 workers, and may be the first by any city or county in the U.S.
Local and state rent relief programs remain underfunded, San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston said Wednesday.
California McDonald's restaurants began offering free walk-up coronavirus vaccinations in dozens of stores this week.
California farmland can be put to work in ways that build climate resilience and benefit people and wildlife.
How you interpret CA's unemployment numbers may have a lot to do with whether you’re a glass half-full or glass half-empty kind of person.
'As we celebrate Juneteenth this year, let us remember those we have lost to injustices and inequality.'
Santa Clara County is making history as it becomes the first county in CA to recognize Juneteenth with a paid day off for county workers.
Mayors, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, form reparations and equity coalition on new federal holiday to push for national reparations.
In a sign of worsening drought, CA warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta watershed.
As CA drops capacity and social distancing rules, experts are tempering expectations on a full rebound of the state’s tourism industry.
Don't throw your mask away just yet, there are still some places in California where they will be required regardless of vaccination status.
CA has seen a near 14% increase in vaccinations since it began offering incentives. This time, six paid-for vacations will be given out.
New bill would limit sky-high fees that enrich utilities at the expense of ratepayers, but legislators may need a push.
Leaders of a city in NorCal are threatening to sue Newsom's administration over the closure of a prison, which employs 1,000 residents.
Drought reporting systems can predict where wells will go dry and help communities prepare to take action before they run out of water.
A permanent investment in supportive services could help keep children out of our foster care system.
The announcement follows reports of erratic behavior.
San Francisco County's unemployment rate is lower than the California average.
Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students.