Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year. Among the legislation Newsom signed into law were ...

When the wealth tax inevitably fails to deliver, the state will look for the next available pool of assets.

“Cali” is not a widely accepted nickname for the state. An informal poll of more than 50 SFGATE staffers, most of whom were born and raised in California, resulted in a resounding “no” to the question ...

SACRAMENTO — Several years ago, after she’d been elected state Assembly speaker, I asked Karen Bass about her views on the water supply — specifically from the troubled Sacramento-San Joaquin River ...

For California's 2026 gubernatorial race, there has been a lot of focus on the state’s “jungle primary.” Unlike primaries in other states, California has a top-two primary, a system that allows for ...

AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR TURNOUT. IN NOVEMBER. ELECTION WORKERS AT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICE ARE HARD AT WORK PROCESSING, ADJUDICATE AND TABULATING BALLOTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA ...

TIKTOK. WHILE MANY OF YOU MAY BE FOCUSED ON THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS, KEEP IN MIND WE ARE 15 DAYS, JUST 15 DAYS FROM THE START OF A NEW YEAR. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS THAT GO INTO EFFECT ...

California’s Assembly speaker is among the Golden State’s most powerful political positions, a perch considered second only to the governor in influence. It has catapulted the careers of many ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. About 1 in 3 students in California’s K-12 schools speak a language other than English at home and were not fluent in English when they ...