California Democratic Party Backs Ballot Measures on Same-Sex Marriage, Taxes and Rent Control
SAN DIEGO – California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a series…
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Editorial: California Wasted Bail Reform. Now Illinois is leading
California lawmakers passed a bill eliminating money bail in 2018, but voters killed the major reform in a tumultuous 2020…
Newsom leaves the Vatican with praise from the Pope for rejecting the death penalty
VATICAN CITY – In an opulent hall of the Apostolic Palace framed in marble and adorned with Renaissance murals, Governor…
An attempt to bring wolverines back to California fails
Those who want wolverines reintroduced to California suffered a setback this week. Proposed legislation to explore what it would take…
California gets $35 million to plug abandoned oil wells
California will receive more than $35 million in federal funding to help address the scourge of abandoned oil wells that…
California pays meth users up to $599 a year to stay sober
GRASS VALLEY, California. Here, in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers…
Opinion: Will California's tax on gun sales reduce gun violence?
California will be the first US state to charge a consumption tax on weapons and ammunition, starting in July. The…
Single-payer health care finds its destiny again amid California budget shortfall
SACRAMENT- The latest attempt to bring a single-payer healthcare system to California failed in the state Legislature on Thursday, undermined…
California Legislature Issues Official Apology for Slavery
SACRAMENT- The California Assembly voted Thursday to issue an official apology for the state's role in slavery and the systemic…
Editorial: Critics say Proposition 28 arts funds are being wasted. School administrators need to show their work
Proposition 28, the ballot initiative approved by voters in 2022, directs nearly $1 billion a year to California K-12 schools…