Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detainees
SACRAMENTO — A private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy…
Newsom rejects roll back of CEQA exemptions for advanced manufacturing
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed legislation that would have narrowed exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act…
Memos expose secret industry push to kill California plastic laws
When California’s groundbreaking law on single-use plastic passed in 2022 to address the growing scourge of plastic pollution,…
California wants to list Jewish as an ethnicity. Jews are divided over the idea
California is poised to be the first state in the nation to allow people to identify their Jewish…
California lawmakers vote to change childhood sex abuse law
SACRAMENTO — The California state Legislature voted Sunday to amend a 2019 law that extended the statute of limitations for…
The countdown is on: Energy and environment battles to watch before Sacramento closes out its session
With only days left in the legislative session, California lawmakers are racing through dozens of high-stakes bills that…
Last-minute legislation could help Stan Kroenke-backed San Diego arena
SACRAMENTO — A state lawmaker from San Diego has proposed fast-tracking the construction of an arena and housing project, drawing…
After refinery explosions, California lawmakers move to preserve safety rules
California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires,…
More Californians can add driver’s license to their phones. Here’s how
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, long synonymous with slow lines and bureaucracy — immortalized by the sloths…
SB 79 is here. See which neighborhoods are getting upzoned
Townhomes, row houses and bungalow courts are likely coming to 57 neighborhoods across L.A. as part of the…
New California law aims to trigger condo construction boom for transit commuters
A new state law that allows denser housing development near major transit stops goes into effect in July,…
Contributor: California is at the center of the fight against Parkinson’s
What will it take to cure Parkinson’s disease? It’s one of the first questions I asked when I…