Politics

Most Californians in a new poll say they are concerned about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, and two-thirds want public schools to become "sanctuary safe zones."

Californians have overwhelmingly rejected private school voucher initiatives twice in the last 25 years, but a new poll shows this deep blue state has renewed interest in a policy championed by the Trump administration.

As California lawmakers consider beefing up regulations for immigration detention facilities within the state, the Trump administration appears to be heading in the opposite direction.

The Trump administration’s plan to publish a weekly shame list of so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions has been put on ice over concerns they have contained inaccurate or misleading information.

A cattle-ranching billionaire headed into Gov. Jerry Brown’s office last week with redemption on his mind. Redemption for prisoners who wind up behind bars because their own tortured childhoods lead them to lives of crime. Redemption for veterans who bring home wartime scars that cause addiction and violence. And redemption, perhaps, even for himself—born into […]

If the estate tax meets is untimely end in Washington D.C., state Sen. Scott Wiener is pushing a bill that would have California enact a state substitute—with the money going to Sacramento.

In a party-line vote, the Senate voted 27-12 on Senate Bill 54, a law that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from using public resources to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

California Democrats are expected to face a key test of their unity this week, with Gov. Jerry Brown leaning on state lawmakers to pass a landmark tax increase to fix what he calls a massive backlog of repairs to the state’s rutted roads and weakened bridges. The $52 billion plan will only pass if two-thirds […]

Trump administration officials defended immigration agents making arrests at state courthouses today in a letter sent to California’s chief justice in response to her request that federal officers stop “stalking” courts.

The Department of Homeland Security released its latest tally of cities, counties, and states that it considers to be sanctuary jurisdictions. California made the cut.