SoCal school district sues Newsom over state's new child gender identity law

The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission

California sheriff slams Biden administration at RNC: ‘We’re going in the wrong directions’

“As a law enforcement professional, law enforcement leader, [and] everything that I stand for, we're going in the wrong direction," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said about the current administration.

Newsom defends progressive values, says they’re an ‘antidote’ to populism on the right

The political tone of Newsom’s speech was not surprising given his role as one of the Biden campaign’s top surrogates, which has made him a target of Republicans who have repeatedly held up California as an example of Democrats’ mismanagement.

California Democrats agree to delay health care worker wage hike to balance budget

California health care workers were supposed to get a raise on July 1, but now could get that raise in October, if the state's revenues are higher than estimates.

California measure that would make it harder to raise taxes removed from ballot

The measure would have required voters to approve any tax increase passed by the state Legislature, but would also have reversed most tax increases approved since January 2022.

California's Prop 47 reform penalizing criminals to be on November ballot

Prop 47 made several crimes, including shoplifting, grand theft and receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor instead of a felony if the value of the property did not exceed $950.

Riverside sheriff Chad Bianco hints at possible run for governor

"California is starving for something different. And our options so far, we don't have new options," the sheriff told FOX 11.

Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy’s term

Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of McCarthy's term, which runs through January.

New California legislation would prohibit landlords from charging pet rent

Proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs.

State challenges Huntington Beach voter ID measure

The state of California announced a lawsuit challenging the legality of a voter-identification measure recently approved by residents of Huntington Beach, saying it conflicts with and is preempted by existing state law.

California hasn’t been tracking homeless programs’ effectiveness, audit finds

California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five-year period but didn’t consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs, according to state audit released Tuesday.

California Democrat tied with challenger in wild congressional primary

A rare tied primary election result is set to put three candidates on the November ballot in California's 16th Congressional District.