On Friday, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman sounded the alarm over California's economic future as reports suggest some of ...

California is moving to rewrite the rules of the road at its intersections, pairing a push to cut deadly crashes with a new wave of automated enforcement that could cost violators hundreds of dollars.

A new California bill is taking aim at a familiar image: masked law enforcement officers. But this time, it’s not criminals in disguise—it’s the people wearing the badge. In a move that’s drawing ...

Several new public safety laws in California go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. A new year is bringing a host of new ...

As California enters 2026, new health-related laws taking effect on Jan. 1 will directly impact those living with chronic and rare diseases. These five bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1264 into law on Wednesday. The bill lays out plans for determining the most "harmful" ultra-processed foods, and removing them from school lunches by 2035.

A bill that would require state and local child welfare services to find qualified family members to care for at-risk children has passed both houses of the California Legislature. AB 562, called the ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Assembly Bill 495, a measure allowing a broader range of relatives to act as caregivers for children if their parents are deported—a move that has ...

California bill to aid immigrants amid family separation passes despite pushback Proponents for AB 495 said outrage over the bill was largely based on misinformation. The portion of the bill that drew ...

Julie Watts is a national-award-winning investigative correspondent for CBS News, covering California. Her investigations, Capitol accountability reports, and solutions-oriented journalism air weekly ...

Lawmakers waited until the final hours of the final day of the legislative session to resolve two of the most contentious TK-12 education issues: confronting rising antisemitism in schools and ...