CalMatters

LA Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, himself formerly an immigrant without legal status, has been outspoken in his support of immigrant families.

"I've been living in the real world," Calderon says in a new ad featuring his wife and kids. Calderon left the Legislature to focus on his family.

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.

California’s legal weed industry is still overshadowed by the larger black market. A new state law gives businesses a break by delaying a tax increase.

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed laws to restrict ICE at schools and hospitals. A similar California law shielding courthouses from immigration enforcement shows they may be difficult to enforce.

UCLA and University of California leaders are fighting Trump’s demands for a $1.2 billion settlement over a litany of accusations, including that the campus permits antisemitism.

The court of appeals said 21 of 23 quotes in an opening brief were fake.

At the state’s top air regulator, Lauren Sanchez will replace Liane Randolph, taking the helm as California battles Trump, rising costs and the future of its climate agenda.

California unions are at odds and spending heavily in an election at CalPERS, the pension fund that provides retirement benefits to 2 million people.

Gov. Newsom signed laws meant to protect immigrants during President Trump’s extensive deportation program. Some of the measures raise constitutional questions and likely will be challenged.

A set of laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today extends California clean-energy programs while taking steps to shore up oil and gas production. It also opens the door to a Western energy grid.

Trump has cut billions of dollars in science research grants. Now universities have to try to get the money back in a little-known court.