Gov. Newsom signed 794 bills into law and vetoed 123 — citing “significant fiscal implications that are not included in the budget” for part of his reasons behind several of his vetoes.

An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill the gap.

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voters are considering whether to drastically reshape congressional districts to add as many as five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.

The former state Senate leader was leading in campaign cash but far behind in the polls.

President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts before the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats. The current mid-decade redistricting is being driven partly by the close political margins in Congress.

Charlie Kirk’s assassination leaves questions about the future of open dialogue in the U.S. as conservative Christians decry the killing of someone who they viewed as a leader.

Allegations against Director Larry Byrd feed into ongoing east versus west Stanislaus water feud.

A Democratic candidate for governor of California will be giving TikTok a go. The catch is it will be only in Spanish, at least for now. Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is embracing the popular short-video app to target Spanish-language users.

Mayor Jerry Dyer and City Council President Mike Karbassi said their thoughts and prayers are with Kirk’s family.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.” A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, though no charges were immediately announced.