Prop 45 would set deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for projects like housing, roads and water systems. It would shift power toward the people proposing those projects.

Anti-tax advocates such as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which helped get Prop. 43 on the ballot, say it should be harder to tax Californians in a state where tax rates are already high.

Gov. Newsom signed a law allowing San Mateo County to restrict teens' access to e-bikes. It was inspired by fatal accidents in the Bay Area community.

Jane Kim and Ben Allen, two Democrats with differing approaches, vie to regulate one of the biggest insurance markets in the world.

California's political system makes it difficult to get elected without personal wealth or wealthy donors, a psychology professor argues.

Demanding better pay and a more flexible work-from-home policy, state workers in SEIU Local 1000 voted to authorize a strike as the union negotiates with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Students don’t need to take the SAT to get into the UC. Professors say students are coming in unprepared for college-level work and want the test back.

Election denier groups are filing public records requests with counties asking for records that could be used to cast doubt on the November elections.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that would’ve given tribal governments a greater voice in water projects and in preventing the destruction of sacred Indigenous religious sites on state land.

Will Californians benefit from what the bond money buys after the debt is paid off? Will it support those most in need?

Packaging magnate and Illinois businessman Richard Uhilein and venture capitalists Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are among the ...

California’s Prop 44 limits how medical clinics spend on administrative expenses. A healthcare union argues some are shortchanging patient services.