Dan Walters

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein be the "interim appointment" he promised, or will Butler seek a full Senate term?

This year, the California Legislature resolved a conflict over regulation of the fast food industry and its franchised outlets, but another clash over the legal status of car dealer franchises is still raging.

California's labor unions prioritize job preservation and employment enhancement, but at what point do these efforts backfire and eliminate jobs?

Dianne Feinstein, who died Thursday night, will be remembered as a trailblazing politician who always insisted on doing things her way.

For more than a quarter-century, legislative bills on the California Chamber of Commerce's "job killer" list have mostly died, but it was a bit different this year.

Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be following predecessor Jerry Brown's "canoe theory" of politics, paddling alternatively on the left and right with his vetoes and bill signings.

The California Legislature adjourned this month without resolving the issue facing homeowners and their declining ability to acquire fire insurance. A move by the insurance commissioner to try and intervene seemed to double down on a major tradeoff.

As California's homelessness crisis continues, its politicians are carping over who should be held responsible for resolving it.

Emulating previous California politicians, Gov. Gavin Newsom is singling out the oil industry as he tries to build his national political image.

With a new leader at the helm, California's labor unions achieved major gains in this year's legislative session, even though only 17% of the state's workers belong to unions.