Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was given access to sensitive US government systems even though his past associ...

New laws to combat retail crime officially went into effect on Jan. 1

In September 2023, California passed a law to bring fast food workers’ minimum wage up from $16 to $20 an hour.

No blackouts occurred when renewable electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid for parts of 98 of 116 days.

An influx of state and federal money helped California schools get K-12 students back in classrooms and bolster their learning.

A former hotel in downtown L.A. whose name graced a 1970 Doors album — and where the band shot the record’s cover art — was badly burned in a fire.

New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that California's population grew from 2023 to 2024.

Six crewmen die and more than 50 people were injured when the Sansinena blows up on Los Angeles Harbor.

We talk with Tom Nichols and Joe Gould about the likelihood of Hegseth’s confirmation and what the department could look like under him.

In the California desert, a literally low-down town rallies behind the former world's tallest flagpole

Ned Segal was famously fired from Twitter when Elon Musk bought the site. Now, he's in charge of steering San Francisco out of its economic and housing crises.

“The first term, everybody was fighting me …This one is much less hostile.”

Boley, Oklahoma, rides again.

Severe winds toppled trees in San Francisco in the morning. Santa Cruz County experienced one of its strongest tornadoes on record hours later.

Updated 11/01/24: Map and list of sanctuary cities, counties, and state that are obstructing federal immigration enforcement.

A San Francisco jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Nima Momeni, the man accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death.