This live-updating map shows locations and fire perimeters for current wildfires. Satellite heat detection data shows the current hot spots. Zoom out to see the whole state and click on the legend ...

Decades of underinvestment in schools, culture battles over bilingual education, and stark income inequality have made California the least literate state in the nation, as Capitol Weekly reported.

From the side of your yard, you see glistening red apples hanging from your neighbor’s tree. The branches extend into your property and the fruit’s shine from the early morning dew is ...

A Sept. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims a proposed bill in California would make it a crime for witnesses to try to prevent retail theft. “California Democrats have proposed ...

The California Food Safety Act, a bill that will ban some food additives found in popular packaged snacks, is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday, California lawmakers voted and ...

The first-in-the-nation law will compel major companies to publicly disclose their carbon dioxide emissions and could have national repercussions. By Coral Davenport Gov. Gavin Newsom of ...

A majority of California voters oppose making cash payments as a form of compensation to residents of the state who are the descendants of enslaved African-Americans, according to a new poll from ...

The state legislature recently passed significant new laws constraining exclusionary zoning, thereby making it easier for property owners to build much-needed new housing on their land. The state ...

A bill requiring prospective foster families in California passed Friday and heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk to require foster families to, "demonstrate an ability and willingness to meet the ...

California's largest lake didn't even exist 120 years ago, but now it looms large over questions about how to manage the ...