February 12, 2025

A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws.

Outreach workers in the Bay Area city of Fremont worry the new ordinance could target them, despite assurances from the city.

Lawmakers are pushing potential remedies in the wake of a CalMatters investigation, which discovered that even after California victims of wage theft win their claims, only about one in seven judgments are paid. 

Las zonas del Valle de San Gabriel afectadas por el incendio Eaton tienen un “riesgo alto o muy alto” de desprendimientos de escombros esta semana.

San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they happen? What is being done to prepare? And what do survivors of a catastrophic one that killed 23 people remember about the day that the hills came down?

Mobile home residents don't know when or if they will be able to rebuild their homes. Local, state, and federal decisions will affect the fate of some of California's dwindling lower-priced housing.

Sen. Kelly Seyarto is the only former career firefighter currently serving in the Legislature. But as a Republican in a Democratic supermajority, he says it can be challenging to make progress on wildfire policy.

Domestic violence survivors sometimes lack protections when a convicted abuser is released from prison. A proposal by a San Bernardino Democrat aims to close the gap.

Los fiscales federales están tratando de revocar las leyes santuario de Illinois, y el caso podría tener implicaciones importantes para California.

Federal prosecutors are trying to overturn Illinois sanctuary laws, and the case could have major implications for a California law limiting local law enforcement cooperation with immigration authorities.