Capitol

Assemblyman Phil Ting admitted to a "personal failure" after a domestic worker who advocated for controversial labor legislation said they’d had a sexual relationship. Party activists are now pondering: Was this a private matter, or a professional breach?

California's Democratic governor credits his wife and chief of staff for making paid family leave a priority in recent budget negotiations.

A California lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would criminalize racially motivated 911 calls.

Unless California gets billions in federal money, state workers will lose about 10% of their paychecks and the two university systems will lose a combined $602 million.

California EPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld laid out plans for re-examining whether the program is likely to meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gases. It signals a shift in the administration's attitude and reflects problems posed by the pandemic-caused recession.

Re “What’s the end game for state budget?”; Commentary, Dan Walters, June 18, 2020 While I appreciate Dan Walters’ attempt to share some history of California budget squabbles leading up to passage of Proposition 25 of 2010, I am disappointed his reporting skips over facts that do not fit his desired narrative. In leaping nine […]

In early March, before the pandemic closed the state Capitol to visitors, Esteban Núñez led former prisoners through the regal building where his father was once one of California’s most powerful politicians.   He exuded know-how, his shiny loafers clicking across marble floors as they moved toward an elevator. Down a hallway. Into the office of […]

During the pandemic, “there's likely much more use of substances that we're not capturing,” one expert said. Early signs suggest drops in people connected to care.

The two sides are negotiating California's budget compromise amid surging unemployment, greater need for services and a deficit of up to $54 billion.

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber’s AB 3121 would establish a reparations committee to educate Californians about slavery and recommend ways the state can help remedy generations of inequality and discrimination.