California's push toward cleaner vehicles may be in jeopardy under a second Trump administration. Governor Gavin Newsom has a plan to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035, but President-Elect Donald Trump has pledged to stop the state's vehicle regulation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving civil rights and enabling potential litigation ahead of the incoming Trump administration. The special ...

Voters in the Democratic-run state overwhelmingly approved a measure to impose harsher sentences for crimes and were on their way to ousting two progressive district attorneys.

It appears inmates in California will continue to work for little or no pay, as tallies released Thursday show voters opposed Proposition 6, a bid to change the state constitution to outlaw involuntary servitude in state prisons. No on Proposition 6 led 54.6% to 45.4%

Immigration advocates say they’re ready this time for Donald Trump and his efforts for mass deportations. Organizations expect a surge in calls for help after the president-elect returns to the White House on Jan. 20 but say they’re better prepared than in 2016 when Trump began his first term.

California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires.

California's governor and attorney general are taking immediate steps to once again take up the mantle as leader of the Trump resistance.

Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. When President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House in January, he will become a key figure in California’s homelessness crisis, holding the federal purse strings and setting policy ...

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change,

A better alternative for California is to scale back this project, so that something useful can be completed with existing resources.