California's once-soaring population growth has slowed to a crawl, which could cost it a congressional seat and will have myriad economic and social impacts.
Challenges to a mild pension reform sponsored by Gov. Jerry Brown could result in a broader ruling that would open the door to pension benefit reductions.
California's two major parties are becoming more polarized, leaving middle-of-the-road Californians without representation. Two new organizations are trying to change that.
Despite very strong growth in property taxes, hundreds of local governments are asking voters to approve additional taxes. They are reluctant, however, to tell voters that rising pension costs are the major reason.
Reaching Gov. Jerry Brown's goal of a carbon-neutral California would require massive expenditures on the electrical grid and for zero-emission vehicles.