The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday, based on data valid as of Jan. 6, shows 100% of California classified as free of drought conditions, with no areas listed as abnormally dry or experiencing moderate, severe, extreme or exceptional drought.

In his State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a vision of California past and future that stands for kindness and inclusivity in a time of fear and expulsion.

California’s child care programs won’t be able to access federal funding until they can prove they’re not committing fraud.

Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump and portrayed his state as “a beacon” of democracy in a State of the State address that suggested national ambitions.

In his final State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom will look to define his legacy by touting California's economic and policy achievements while casting the state as a counterweight to dysfunction in Washington.

The LLC moved as California's ultrarich weigh leaving ahead of a proposed tax on billionaires that would take effect retroactively starting January 1.

California shed more than 175,000 jobs last year, the most of any state, but losses slowed sharply in the December as hiring plans picked up nationwide.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.

The University of California achieved a record-breaking enrollment in Fall 2025, welcoming over 300,000 students to campuses across the state.

A centralized deletion system took effect January 1 under one of the nation’s strictest privacy laws Californians can now submit a single request f