Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice are delusional. To be sure, California has a huge GDP ...

Cannabis cafes and expanded outdoor drinking? An end to a banking fee? More protections for your credit score if you face medical debt? These are among the roughly 1,000 new laws hitting California ...

Among the few state programs that actually saw their budget grow? Public colleges and universities, though the University of California and California State University are slated to see those 8% cuts ...

Film production has failed to bounce back after major strikes last year, and competition from other locales has gotten stiffer. Hollywood’s challenges have clouded the economic outlook for the ...

After several years of decline, California’s population grew by almost a quarter of a million residents in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a rebound that brings the Golden State ...

Hikers enjoy views of the southland along Griffith Park's Mount Hollywood Trail. California's population has bounced back to levels the Golden State reached before the pandemic. (Al Seib / Los ...

California’s new minimum-wage law hadn’t even gone into effect before it was declared a disaster. Business groups and Republican politicians have argued for decades that minimum-wage increases ...

The California exodus that’s been declared over and over again isn’t real, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau published this week. The Golden State’s population grew by 0.6 ...

Sonja Wild/UC Davis Squirrels in California aren't as vegan as people may assume. A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit ...

More Americans left California between 2023 and 2024 than any other state across the country, according to new data released by the Census Bureau. The Golden State lost a total of 239,575 ...

In spite of the vocal and financial support, opens new tab from tech billionaires for Donald Trump, he mustered less than 40% of the vote in California. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, many new laws will be going into effect in California. They range from a ban on legacy admissions to a ban on octopus farming. Here is a list of significant bills signed in 2024 ...