A diversion program created by the Legislature in 2020 has allowed some people charged with vehicular manslaughter to keep ...

Gov. Newsom called for ‘accountability’ on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.

The Ciummo firm has become the face of the privatization of California’s public defense. Even their courtroom adversaries wish they’d put up more of a fight.

As Tijuana River sewage has contaminated neighborhoods, the federal government has pledged two-thirds of a billion to clean it up. Will California follow?

As oil and gas companies pivot to plastic, certain California neighborhoods become unhealthy sacrifice zones again.

Ronda Deplazes thought Gov. Newsom's CARE Court could save her son as he struggled with mental illness. Almost three years later, she and other families say little has changed for them.

Echoing state and local officials, a new analysis agrees: hydrant failures in the Palisades fire were ‘the rule rather than ...

The slain actor and director’s impact on California is felt far beyond Hollywood. Here’s how he helped shaped politics ...

Utilities customers help pay for biomass because electric utilities buy its products to produce electricity, paying four ...

California spent hundreds of millions on high-paying prison and hospital healthcare jobs, auditors found -- but vacancy rates ...

Water costs are confusing — even for the experts. A new study shows huge differences in what cities and farm water districts ...