Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a lengthy political battle when he signed sweeping changes recently to the California ...

The Chavez Ravine bill wouldn’t have forced the Dodgers to pay a cent to displaced families or their descendants; all it ...

Housing bills in California often face fierce opposition from construction unions. The carpenters’ union went their own way, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, fresh off confrontations with President Trump, toured rural counties in an early primary state.

The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban ...

Rahm Emanuel's infamous dictum -- "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" -- is alive and well in the Golden State, apparently. A little over a half a year on from the destruction wrought by ...

Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

MOMENTS BEFORE an important budget vote last week, state Sen. María Elena Durazo stood on the Senate floor and spoke ...

When California's homeless problem was much worse, why L.A. fire victims may be feeling worse now and more big stories.