Emily Hoeven | Piedmont Exedra

Why was Newsom absent during Biden visit?

The governor's office said he had a scheduling conflict, but political insiders suggested other possible reasons.

The state already has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty than any other in the nation.

Proposition 57, approved by voters in 2016, narrowed the number of crimes considered as “violent” felonies, among other things.

Pork producers are suing over a 2018 proposition that requires larger cages for some farm animals.

Three city councilmembers were heard making racist, incendiary remarks in a leaked 2021 recording.

Californians have been hit particularly hard by the surging cost of gas.

Several statewide officials’ policies are coming under scrutiny as the general election inches closer.

That means signing or vetoing an average of about 110 bills per day.

California's energy grid is straining under the demands of extreme heat conditions.

Most COVID restrictions have loosened, but districts are contending with plenty of other new policies.