If you live in California, chances are you’ve seen the ads that say “Home insurance rates skyrocket” and “The FAIR Plan is ...

Scientists found a direct link between heat waves and wildfire acreage. California's next heat wave starts this week.

Some California counties use flat-fee contracts for public defense, which can leave clients without access to appropriate representation.

A new California Supreme Court ruling upholds limits on how many vacation hours government workers can cash out and apply ...

Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.

Following César Chávez's sexual abuse allegations, college faculty are evaluating how they teach about California’s farmworker movement.

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For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.

California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally. It might soon ban addictive social media for kids.

We wouldn’t let anyone else live in a place that doesn’t have a smoke detector," one prison safety expert said about California falling behind on replacing its fire alarm systems.

Environmental groups say Rhys Williams' new job at a lobbying firm undermines his impartiality on California's waste oversight board ...

California needs to ramp up reforestation to keep pace with wildfires — instead, funding and staff keep shrinking.