The industry was temporarily exempt from AB 5, which required many contractors to be classified as full employees. Now nail ...

Concern over microplastics and forever chemicals could lead to California banning cosmetic products with glitter and ...

The bot fails at some basic questions. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. Experts wonder if it launched too soon.

Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, ...

Gavin Newsom went to South Carolina this week. The state could host the first Democratic presidential primary again in 2028.

With such critical questions still unanswered, the investigation into OpenAI’s structure by the California attorney general must continue.

Despite felony convictions in fatal crashes, several North Bay drivers have regained licenses under a system that operates with no public tracking, few safeguards and rising calls for reform.

So far about 2,400 body-worn cameras have been handed out to officers in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and the Sacramento area, according to CHP spokesperson Jaime Coffee. In total, all 7,600 officers ...

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Supporters pitch Prop. 36 as a way to combat homelessness, which is up by more than 50% since Prop. 47 passed. The reason, supporters say, is that drug dependence pushes people to the street, and ...