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Newsom casts California as a foil to the Trump agenda in his final State of the State

Gov. Gavin Newsom promoted California as an antidote to the Trump agenda on Thursday, telling lawmakers during a wide-ranging State of the State address...

Cities can’t punish outreach workers for helping homeless Californians under new law

Senate Bill 634 would have made a big splash if it survived in the form Pasadena Democrat Sasha Renée Pérez originally intended. She wanted to make it illegal for...

New California laws rewrite car-buying rules with return policy and pricing reforms

California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying rules this year, including a  controversial rewrite of the state law that allows buyers to...

California schools will have to do more to prevent sex abuse under new law

Facing a mountain of lawsuits, California K-12 schools will soon have a system in place to prevent teachers and other staff from sexually abusing...

What’s next for California healthcare?

As states figure out how to adjust to federal funding cuts, policy shifts and major Medicaid shake-ups, 2026 will be pivotal for California health...

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California Prisons Rely on Their Own Staff as Human Fire Alarms — Here’s Why

California's prison system is leaning on an old-fashioned solution...

Hemet Voters to Decide on Proposed Sales Tax Increase

   Hemet voters will decide this November whether to...

California Prisons Ditch Costly Fire Alarm Upgrade, Rely on Staff to Spot Smoke Instead

California's prison system is confronting a familiar budget dilemma:...
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