May 15, 2026

A law advancing in the California Assembly makes it illegal to set prices with algorithms. Three other states have passed such bans in the last month.

The Trump administration immigration crackdown swelled the population inside California's immigrant detention centers. State investigators in a report described strained medical resources inside the sites.

As CHP, Caltrans and schools adjust spending because of rising fuel costs, the state braces for broader effects of higher energy prices.

California leaders approved the hospital funding within days even as they questioned the narrow criteria, the amount and the number of hospitals that would qualify. The speed stunned some hospitals that are now scrambling to apply by the deadline.

If someone can’t find work, the dominant assumption is they failed to evolve, to learn or to stay current. Now that's likely not true.

Studies have shown that cell phone use is a serious distraction for students that affects their mental health, social-emotional development and ability to concentrate in class.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely expected to run for president, proposed a state budget with enough trims to eliminate deficits this year and next.