San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy and calling out fellow Democrats. He's not a fan of Newsom's Trumpy trolling, which he calls counterproductive.

She will become the first woman of color at the helm.

California Democratic lawmakers are in talks to push a proposed new tax on major corporations such as Amazon and Walmart to help with the state's health care expenses.

The fight over whether the consumers of the child sex trafficking industry should face tougher consequences when they buy 16- and 17-year-olds for sex continued at the California State Capitol Thursda...

"We're going to hold the line," the governor told KCRA 3 in an interview on Thursday. "The most fundamental responsibility for those of us trusted in this office is public safety."

KCRA 3 has learned the new building will also have beefed-up security that includes private hallways for lawmakers that will allow them to avoid the public and the media in some instances.

The tech giant went to court on Monday in an antitrust trial focused on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape its business.

An @sfstandard investigation found that Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has been using a shadowy campaign committee to spend thousands on fancy meals & cocktails. And we have the receipts 🧾🥩🍸 The ...

A proposal to prohibit California lawmakers from signing non-disclosure agreements when they create new laws or decide how to use taxpayer dollars cleared its first hurdle at the state Capitol on Wedn...

Senate Bill 712, known as “Leno’s Law,” would exempt collector cars whose model is 35 years or older from California’s smog check law.

KCRA 3 looked into how often journalists are able to directly ask California's three main decision makers questions on behalf of state residents.

Gov. Newsom spent the day in Modesto, not to promote the podcast, but his efforts as governor on jobs and education.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office on Friday confirmed it received a letter from U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, warning the governor that California could lose federal funds if the state continues al...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office on Friday confirmed it received a letter from U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, warning the governor that California could lose federal funds if the state continues al...

California lawmakers on Thursday introduced a sweeping set of proposals to quickly build more homes and experts say one of them could be a game-changer in the state's housing crisis.

The Trump administration will investigate whether a new California law banning parental notification requirements in schools violates federal policy.

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas on Thursday announced he and dozens of other Democratic assemblymembers plan to leave X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

PG&E and other investor-owned utility companies in California wield a lot of political power and money and state lawmakers are pushing to either limit their ability to use it or make sure ratepayers a...

Wednesday's hearing happened hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom released the latest episode of his podcast featuring political commentator and author Ezra Klein, in which the governor defended the high-spe...

Newsom acknowledged Tuesday that the healthcare for undocumented people is "partially" contributing to the state's rising Medicaid costs.

Lara attended the Bermuda Risk Summit, an event in the Caribbean that is held by members of the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, filed the latest version of the legislation following KCRA 3's reporting around California's construction of a new $1.2 billion office building for state lawmaker...

President-elect Donald Trump took to his platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday to sound off about the wildfires raging in Southern California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to give his State of the State speech before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, making it the soonest he has ever delivered the address as governor of ...

A wide array of new California laws are set to go into effect in 2025, with many of them starting Jan. 1. These are some of the laws to know.

The governor spent the day at Shasta College as he continued his tour through parts of California that voted for President Donald Trump.

All California workers will have a little more money withheld from their paychecks starting in January 2025 because of a small tax increase quietly approved by state officials to provide more money to...

California agencies assigned to prepare reports to the Legislature on how new laws are working often fail to submit them properly, or at all.

California lawmakers return to Sacramento on Monday for the swearing-in ceremonies for new state lawmakers and begin the special legislative session that Gov. Newsom called days after Donald Trump won...

The governor said last week on his Politickin' podcast that he had attempted to reach out to President-elect Donald Trump after the election but did not get a response. Newsom confirmed to KCRA 3 Thur...

The California Legislative Analyst's Office on Wednesday released the first look at the state's financial picture, indicating lawmakers and the governor face yet another challenging year as they prepa...