California Legislature

After one of the most challenging years in our history, the Legislature’s work remains unfinished – investing in the future of state parks.

Democrats may dominate the California Legislature but there's plenty of political conflict, including a rivalry between its two houses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for expanding the role of peer providers in mental health services; he now has the opportunity to sign SB 803 into law.

In a state that is home to the epicenter of the global technology industry, our students huddle outside a Taco Bell for broadband access to study.

There is a growing consensus that an important part of the solution to California’s housing crisis is duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Why did a lawmaker need to bring her newborn to the COVID-exposed state Capitol to do her job? To help pass a new family leave law.

Activists filled the streets but couldn’t fill the Capitol. And lawmakers ran out of time to hash out complex laws. A few bills passed, but the most controversial ones stalled.

California's Legislature left much undone when it adjourned for the year, exposing the state's weaknesses.

Legislation would extend unemployment insurance to parent and spouse caregivers in California’s In-Home Supportive Services program.

The governor and Legislature must maintain the moratorium on water shutoffs and secure funding for families who are struggling.