Gov. Gavin Newsom of California scrambled up a bridge cable before signing a bill at the top of the south tower.

As climate-fueled wildfires test water systems in new and devastating ways, a rural California county has a plan to adapt

Following the near-disaster caused by a chemical facility in Garden Grove, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that aims to protect communities near potentially explosive chemicals.

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

Other states and cities have universal childcare, but the efforts have stalled in California.

New legislation forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness. Stakeholders say it could have repercussions California-wide.

A California election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this MAGA stronghold. Then the FBI visited

Letting A.I. patrol its own frontier is like asking Jesse James to patrol the Wild West.

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill to lower the retirement age and sweeten pension perks for police and firefighters despite overwhelming support in the Legislature.

California community colleges initially backed two bills to help them issue more bachelor’s degrees. Last-minute changes killed their support.

Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear

CalPERS Chief Executive Marcie Frost earned $387,000 in 2017. She'll take home at least $1.7 million this year after being awarded a record bonus.

McClatchy Media didn’t wait a week after firing journalists before announcing hires for its new AI-powered “Content Innovation Lab.”

The California governor is ordering state agencies to draft new AI safety rules, including a 'kill switch' he vetoed in 2024

A developer of data centers is proposing construction of a "large scale" project in an industrial part of southeastern Sacramento.

California’s high-speed rail authority spent $600,000 reimbursing outside consultants for questionable trips to gyms, a nightclub, a cigar lounge and more.

I went from wrapping up endorsement interviews for The Sacramento Bee to being laid off in another round of cuts at hedge fund-owned newspapers.

The new law prohibits technology companies from using student data to train or develop AI models and limits how companies can use that data.

EPISODE 423: The biggest punishment in NBA history.

The new systems were developed quickly and haven’t been tested enough, complaint alleges

The California Legislature moved quickly to approve the legislation in an attempt to stop ICE agents from using the gloves. Local law enforcement agencies have come out against the bill.

California Legislators are racing to regulate data centers amid public outcry. Business interests are trying to blunt the backlash.

CalMatters is suing UCLA after it refused to provide information about how much they are paying student athletes for promotional deals.

Now she unites us in grief.

State and federal cuts could push California's uninsured rate to nearly 15% by 2030 — hitting immigrants and low-income families hardest. Watch the new CalMatters documentary.

Avenal, Calif., a city in the rural Central Valley, has become an unlikely example of election denialism months after a recall election.

Wildfires burning across Mount Hood National Forest have forced evacuations, closed ski areas and sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, and now threaten the historic Timberline Lodge, a landmark at the heart of Oregon’s outdoor recreation. The blaze threatens more than just acreage—it jeopardizes the heart of Pacific Northwest outdoor culture.

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PolitiFact compared Anthony Fauci's private writings with what he said publicly about COVID's origins, school closures and masks