CalMatters

The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom lets more adults step in as caregivers if parents are deported. Critics call it dangerous. Supporters say it protects kids.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court has helped fewer mentally ill people than he projected. He just signed a new law that will make more people eligible for it.

Prop. 50 would enact a congressional map that helps Democrats, but a new analysis finds it doesn’t change Californians’ representation much on other measures.

After weeks of waiting, the governor signed a law overhauling local zoning to build more housing in California's biggest metro areas.

State health officials will target ultraprocessed food additives, dyes, chemicals and other ingredients, surpassing federal efforts led by RFK Jr.

California is known for taking weeks to tally its ballots, causing uncertainty and frustration among voters. That could change with a faster turnaround under a new state law.

The law requires a database intended to stop teachers facing credible accusations of abuse from quitting and getting rehired at another school.

As two more oil refineries prepare to close in California, workers who are laid off face limited job opportunities.

PG&E and Southern California Edison are routinely late to hook up new solar panels, squeezing owners financially. Will they be punished?

Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.

A low-tax advocacy group seems intent on making the Los Angeles “mansion tax” the face of their statewide tax-capping ballot measure campaign.

In an extraordinary Sunday night hearing, federal District Judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized troops from any state to Oregon.