Gavin Newsom

Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely expected to run for president, proposed a state budget with enough trims to eliminate deficits this year and next.

Down the hall from where Gov. Gavin Newsom bragged about his balanced two-year budget proposal, California lawmakers went on a rapid-fire spree culling their colleagues’ pricey proposals.

California tax revenue is soaring thanks to tech stocks. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing more cuts, warning that the boom won't last and Trump cuts will hit the state hard.

In a corruption scandal that shocked Sacramento, Dana Williamson was accused of conspiring with Becerra’s longtime chief of staff and another Sacramento lobbyist to divert $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant state campaign.

Roughly 600,000 Californians still lack access to safe and reliable drinking water supplies. The problem will cost billions to fix. So why is the Newsom administration considering a climate overhaul that could gut a key source of funding?

Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week. The pain at the pump is colliding with California’s ambitious push away from fossil fuels, as refinery closures, supply disruptions and a deepening debate over […]

California lawmakers are spinning tall tales about the deficit — that it's Trump's fault — and that higher than expected revenues will cover it.

The records provide a first-of-its-kind look into how a historic investment in homeless housing played out.

Gov. Gavin Newsom edged away from his campaign pledge to adopt single-payer healthcare. He got UCLA to study it and instead expanded Medi-Cal coverage.

Legislative Analyst Gabe Petek says state spending grew by $100 billion or so a year since 2019, outstripping revenues and resulting in current and future deficits.