For more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns, and broken oversight systems across state government. Again and ...

California went from being a land of endless opportunity to a state of bankrupt leftist ideology. I first set foot in California in 1966, when I drove down from Reed College in Portland, Ore. I had ...

California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea ...

California voters will head into the 2026 midterms using a congressional map designed to blunt Texas’ aggressive mid‑cycle redistricting — and to give Democrats a clearer path to flipping control of ...

State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat. By Amanda Holpuch California state health authorities are warning ...

The Trump administration on Friday approved plans to build Sites Reservoir, a massive new off-stream lake north of Sacramento that would supply water to 24 million Californians and hundreds of ...

California voters will face one of the most consequential political years in recent memory as the 2026 statewide primary approaches on June 2, 2026, followed by the general election on Nov. 3, 2026.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s population growth stalled from mid-2024 to mid-2025, marking the first essentially flat growth after ...

California’s economic growth hit its fastest pace in a little more than two years – but on a national scale, it was just a middle-of-the-pack performance. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the third ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook parts of Southern California on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 12 miles northeast of Indio at around 5:56 p.m. PT. It caused ...

In August 2025 an analyst at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report broke down the proposed Texas and California redistricting maps for the 2026 midterm elections. Illustration: Ryan Trefes The Supreme ...