California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slew of bills this past year that are set to take effect at the start of the new year, ...

A bill that would require state and local child welfare services to find qualified family members to care for at-risk children has passed both houses of the California Legislature. AB 562, called the ...

A new California bill is taking aim at a familiar image: masked law enforcement officers. But this time, it’s not criminals in disguise—it’s the people wearing the badge. In a move that’s drawing ...

San José and PG&E are preparing massive grid upgrades, but AI demand could nearly triple the city's energy use.

The non-passage of a bill means that a moratorium on new nonclassroom-based charter schools will expire on Jan. 1, which ...

A new California bill, SB 243, mandates safety protocols for AI companion chatbots. Another bill, AB 56, was also passed in the state, requiring AI and social media companies show minors warning ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law on Wednesday. The bill lays out plans for determining the most "harmful" ultra-processed foods, and removing them from school lunches by 2035.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Assembly Bill 495, a measure allowing a broader range of relatives to act as caregivers for children if their parents are deported—a move that has ...

PG&E in particular, has attracted the ire of California customers for its frequent rate hikes within the last year.

California bill to aid immigrants amid family separation passes despite pushback Proponents for AB 495 said outrage over the bill was largely based on misinformation. The portion of the bill that drew ...

Getting a ticket for running a red light when you're not even in the car? It could happen as California lawmakers consider a red-light redo. Cameras used to catch an average of 14,000 red light ...