SACRAMENTO – Solidifying concerns raised by civil liberty groups, California’s state auditor said Thursday that law enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles Police Department have flouted privacy laws meant to ensure that license plate photos captured by automated cameras aren’t abused...

California slipped into drought once again as dry skies prevailed throughout the back half of January and the first half of February. The lack of precipitation in the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley means 9.5% of the Golden State is listed as being in moderate drought according to the U.S. Drought...

WASHINGTON — A nonpartisan government audit says preparations for the 2020 census are dangerously behind, weeks out from the nationwide launch, but the official at the helm told lawmakers Wednesday that the largest and most complex population count in U.S. history is on track. “We are confident that...

SACRAMENTO – California’s legislative analyst Tuesday ripped Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $1 billion homelessness plan and urged lawmakers to counter with a more focused, goal-oriented strategy for one of the state’s most vexing problems. In a new report, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s...

The Trump administration has quietly dropped its antitrust probe of California’s agreement with four major automakers on clean emissions standards. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasn’t surprised. “These trumped-up charges were always a sham – a blatant attempt by the Trump administration to prevent...

SACRAMENTO – In wake of the recent failure of a zoning proposal meant to spur new apartments near transit centers, California lawmakers are turning to housing landlords to help stem the state’s housing crisis. Hoping to protect the state’s paltry affordable housing stock, Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel...

SACRAMENTO – A federal judge blocked a landmark California labor law Friday that bars mandatory arbitration agreements, delivering a win for the Chamber of Commerce which argued Assembly Bill 51 outlawed a popular employment practice and violated federal law. In a minute order, U.S. District Judge...

SAN DIEGO – With a massive $344 million judgment Thursday against Johnson & Johnson over the marketing of its pelvic mesh devices to women and their doctors, California secured the first court finding that the medical device company engaged in false and deceptive business practices. San Diego...

OAKLAND – Led by California, a coalition of six states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Thursday over what they consider barriers to insurance coverage for abortions and insidious restrictions on reproductive rights. In December, the federal health...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO (CN) – Despite a near disaster in 2017 at the nation’s tallest dam, operators and regulators of California’s high-risk dams have been slow to react and plan for catastrophic failures, according to a state audit released Thursday. Of the 650 dams the state believes could...