Dan Walters

Powerless Republican legislators have shown signs of life in California politics by focusing attention on crime as public attitudes change.

A new law requires restaurants and other consumer businesses to fully declare their prices up front rather than adding extra fees to their final bills. New legislation – from the same author – would now exempt restaurants from that law.

A recent incident at a Sacramento high school serves as a reminder that officials will often retaliate when journalists offend them.

A new University of California study predicts that a combination of factors, including climate change, will reduce California's water supply. How will the state take action to make it more resilient?

A yearly billion-dollar grant to California's local governments to help battle homelessness is up in the air as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders work on a state budget.

As California regulates the rates of utilities and insurers, officials must not only protect consumers but maintain the profitability of the corporations they oversee.

Stubbornly high inflation is souring how Californians view an economy marked by historically low unemployment. It could affect this year's elections as lower-income families keep absorbing higher prices.

Much of California's November ballot is already decided given the state's political leanings, so the real action will come from as many as 15 ballot measures. Some could have massive financial impacts.

With deadlines looming for California lawmakers to pass a new state budget and finalize ballot measures, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are trying to make deals on dozens of specific items.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to be carbon-neutral by 2045. However, it's uncertain how that will happen and equally uncertain what impacts it will have on major economic sectors such as Southern California's vital logistics industry.