For example, CalTrans' fuel costs were $3.9 million in February, $4.6 million in March and $5.7 million in April.
At an average of $6.15 a gallon, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation.
The governor proposes new spending in some areas like healthcare for low- and middle-income households, but also hikes premiums for undocumented immigrant adults.
A proposed law would ban price-setting with algorithms that use personal information to determine how much someone pays.
The population inside detention centers has gone up by more than 150%, and medical resources inside the sites are strained.
The investments in the state budget come as California’s public universities face federal scrutiny and threats to research funding.
Wednesday's liveliest testimony came from OpenAI’s “chief futurist,” who works on the safe deployment of advanced AI in the future.
The jury will attempt to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile trial: did OpenAI co-founders betray the company’s nonprofit mission by opening a for-profit arm for their own personal enrichment?
Privacy watchdogs have raised concerns about federal agencies, like ICE, being able to access the camera data.
A flurry of very late votes could delay the populous state's already slow ballot-counting process.
On zoning, permitting, fees and NIMBY obstruction, the leading candidates all say the state must make it easier to build more homes.
A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard.