CalMatters

California is the most critical link in the 4,000-mile-long Pacific Flyway, and with little water, birds are going without.

Many changes are likely before final congressional are adopted in late December, but for now the seats held by Karen Bass and Maxine Waters have been left intact.

California has long-standing rules tackling methane from landfills, the oil and gas industry, dairies and other major sources. But it’s also home to a large natural gas storage facility that had a major leak starting in 2015.

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.