U.S. Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats from California, have revived an effort to impose a nationwide ban on assault weapon...

California’s governors and legislators have a very bad habit of enacting major programs and projects without fully exploring their downside...

Then-new Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they got a bitterswe...

A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and co...

VENTURA, Calif.— What once was a harmless game of dress-up has evolved into a dangerous trend.“Dermatologists kind of have to go on and...

Senators question Rodney Scott, who formerly led the U.S. Border Patrol and is now the nominee to lead its parent agency, about the brutal 2...

By Sirisha DinavahiClick here for updates on this story    4/30/25 (LAPost.com) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California will file a...

President Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by a concerted effort to stigmatize trans people and deny them rights. A week af...

The homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubby hills of Escondido in north S...

A doctor listens to a patient’s heartbeat at a clinic in Bieber, California, on July 23, 2019. (File photo by Anne Wernikoff/For CalMatters)...

"I think that's what the glory of me being the boss is."

By Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry, CalMattersA federal court on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction forbidding the Border Patrol from con...

By Ben Christopher, CalMattersThe homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubb...

A steady stream of voters turn in ballots at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters in September 2021. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of...