Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law separating the Riverside County Sheriff's Office from the Coroner.

California has signed legislation by State Senator Angelique Ashby to create a joint authority to better manage the ongoing crisis.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom had a lot of decisions to make in 2026. No, we’re not talking about what’s next for the termed-out governor ...

Assembly Bill 1383 would have gutted Gov. Jerry Brown’s modest 2012 pension reforms that slightly lowered retirement formulas ...

Governor Newsom today signed legislation to make law his successful emergency actions that have fast-tracked and simplified ...

County officials will be able to seek reimbursment for some costs associated with response and recovery efforts after a ruptured sewer main released 2.9 million gallons of untreated wastewater into ...

FINE ENOUGH — Gavin Newsom has resisted endorsing a possible successor, but many of his longtime allies increasingly see Xavier Becerra as the safest option — and the least likely to be a thorn in the ...

Kern County is included in a statewide emergency declaration as California braces for what could be one of the strongest El Niño events on record, with forecast ...

A California county is set to decide on a controversial road tax this year after trying unsuccessfully to block the state from forcing the tax onto the ballot through legislation signed by Gov. Gavin ...