Politics Aug 16 Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Nation Aug 11 Almost nowhere in California is building enough housing. Here's why California cities and counties are struggling to meet state housing targets. Despite having state-approved plans, actual construction lags behind. By Ben Christopher, CalMatters
Nation Aug 05 Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course was pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit and had a stash of illegal weapons in his car and home, authorities… By Associated Press
Politics Aug 04 Trump takes trip to West Coast to tout the economy, something polls show he's weak on President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy and other issues. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Jul 31 Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal for Colorado River The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now. By Wufei Yu, Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press
Jul 15 1 dead, 3 missing after boat carrying mostly family members sinks near Alcatraz Island By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters off San Francisco after a pontoon boat sank Tuesday afternoon while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 29 UC Berkeley establishing Nancy Pelosi Institute dedicated to addressing democracy's challenges By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy. Continue reading
Jun 26 Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The governor announced his agenda a day after an influential health care union in California pledged to go forward with a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of billionaires living in the state as… Continue reading
Jun 26 Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in arson trial over deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles By Jaimie Ding, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Ten of the jurors were set on a not-guilty verdict, while two others were determined to convict Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, on charges of arson, malicious destruction by means of a fire and timber set aflame. Continue reading
Jun 16 B-52 on test flight plunged at nearly a mile a minute before crashing, early data shows By Christopher Weber, Josh Funk, Associated Press The flight tracking that was available Tuesday shows the bomber turning to the northeast right after taking off and nearly completing a sharp turn before crashing on another runway, according to AirNav Systems. Continue reading