Candidates link high costs and homelessness to slow housing approvals, outlining competing plans with major stakes for ...

A notably weak field is competing to run a troubled state. “I pity the poor voters,” says California politics expert Dan ...

WASHINGTON – A legal battle is playing out in California between Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Democrats who say the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s seizure of more than 650,000 ...

In a year when Democrats appear poised for major election gains, the biggest blue state has become an unexpected headache for them.

A UC Berkeley energy expert outlines a proposal to stabilize gas prices and why lawmakers have been reluctant to act.

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California drivers are facing yet another new reason why gas prices are on the rise this spring — and it has nothing to do with the US-Israeli airstrikes in Iran or oil production cuts. Rather, the ...

The U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran is leading to a global surge in gas prices, including in California, where the average is now $5.88 per gallon according to AAA. While the war with Iran is the main ...

Politicians as diverse as socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Republican President Donald Trump have recently tapped into voters’ concerns about affordability. This has already been an ...

California homeowners have the longest tenure in the nation, staying in their homes longer than the U.S. average of 12 years. Tax laws like Proposition 13 incentivize Californians to remain in their ...