California Legislature

Californians may soon have another way to sue big companies. That makes some Democrats nervous, but several didn’t vote.

Lawmakers in Sacramento introduced a flurry of bills this year targeting e-bike safety. Thankfully, the ones that risked undermining their adoption have been tossed out.

Sen. Roger Niello's proposal to give businesses more time to fix ADA violations before facing lawsuits won overwhelming Senate support. But it died without an Assembly hearing after judiciary chair Ash Kalra rejected the bill in favor of a competing approach.

Devices that record vehicle operational data for state air quality regulators could also violate privacy and be used to tax drivers by the mile.

California's labor unions want to loosen a pension reform from the recession era, but local governments fear the added costs and how it would widen unfunded liabilities.

Capitol leaders resolved several ballot measure conflicts between rival interests, but notably the billionaire tax survived. It will likely be the most expensive ballot campaign this year.

Southern California Democratic lawmaker Blanca Pacheco’s bill would have added high fees to records requests submitted for a “commercial purpose” and allowed counties more avenues to deny records and take people to court.

Newsom and legislative leaders announced a balanced budget has been enacted, but the truth is California will continue overspending until the chronic deficit is addressed.

If wine is labeled as "American," that doesn't necessarily mean the grapes were grown in the U.S. A California bill seeks to change that and aid the struggling industry.

Some Democrats are divided over a bill that would cap how much homeowners associations can raise fees each year.