CalMatters

Gov. Newsom and state leaders are attending an international conference to make a statement on California climate change policy. The governor has big shoes to fill compared to former Gov. Jerry Brown.

The state's drought emergency expands to all 58 counties. It doesn't include mandatory conservation but wasteful water use, such as spraying down public sidewalks, has been banned.

Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.

Gov. Newsom had his reasons for vetoing bills passed by the state legislature: cost, duplication and some politics. Overall, he signed 770 bills into law and vetoed 66, or about 8%.

Hundreds of bills have hit Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. Here are some that he's approved.

The bill would have expanded eligibility to include another 150,000 low-income students.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 101 into law, requiring California high school students to take ethnic studies to graduate, starting with the class of 2030.

A lawsuit describes nursing home magnate Shlomo Rechnitz and his companies as the “unlicensed owner-operator” of a troubled Redding facility.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a vaccine mandate for students ages 12 and older, making California the first state in the nation to require students to be fully vaccinated for in-person instruction.

The California Highway Patrol still impounds thousands of unlicensed drivers’ cars for 30 days, despite a 2017 federal court ruling calling the holds unconstitutional.

Gov. Newsom's election battles aren't over just because he defeated the recall.

There are also still a lot of votes to count, despite all indications being that Larry Elder has no path to recall victory.