Adam Schiff holds lead over Steve Garvey in US Senate race

The latest Berkeley IGS Poll shows Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff with a significant lead over former Dodger Republican Steve Garvey.

Plan to make a new California city won’t be on the November ballot after all

The California Forever campaign qualified for the ballot in June, but a Solano County report released last week raised questions about the project and concluded it "may not be financially feasible."

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.