Legislature & Policy

LOS ANGELES—A new $4.1 million grant program is available for small and micro businesses impacted by both the coronavirus pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Los Angeles County officials announced ...

Justices heard arguments that laws against camping violate the Constitution's ban on 'cruel and unusual' punishment. Cities hope ...

At a panel discussion, defenders of the 2014 ballot measure say it 'directly addressed the root causes.' Opponents ...

Facing an overdose crisis, 'we need to make all evidence-based treatment options as accessible as possible,' said one ...

London Breed's plan, which she submitted to supervisors, would close corner stores and liquor stores between midnight and ...

The bill sought to set a cap of $10 for monthly fixed charges, in contrast to the PUC's ...

Residents gathered at an Irvine Assembly member's office to protest her support for amending Prop. 209.

The measure would let Arizona doctors operate in California until Nov. 30, assuming Arizona voters will approve an ...

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors went on record April 23 opposing a proposal to eradicate ...

The groups said the bill ignores existing labor laws and would impact the ability of some offices to ...

In the video, two women cross the Alabama state line to get an abortion while being pursued by ...

SAN DIEGO—Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed $5.65 billion budget for fiscal year 2025 received mixed reviews April 22 from ...

Supporters had titled the initiative 'Protect Kids of California,' but Attorney General Bonta made it say 'Restricts Rights.' ...

A bill that lets local authorities issue permits for the vehicles and ensure their safe operation advances in ...

The measure applies to amounts of $25 or less that can get 'stranded' on cards, lawmakers say. Restaurants ...

'There’s a really big pro-life movement here in California,' a participant said. 'And just because the state is ...

An agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature that reduces the state’s budget shortfall by about ...

It would temporarily remove environmental reporting requirements to save projects years of potential litigation and appeals.

'I am not willing to amend the language,' the bill author said. 'I’m not willing to look these ...

The measure would set up a commission to oversee 2026 festivities. Can you say 'semiquincentennial'?

Establishing the office was among the recommendations released last year by the state's reparations task force.

The bill's author said she was targeting "material that our own federal government considers too obscene for adults ...

To boost transparency, a state senator's bill would require LLCs, or limited liability companies, to identify their owners.

A tort claim alleges Los Angeles DA George Gascon dropped the case after being praised by former President ...

The state ordered Murietta Valley Unified to rescind the policy. A dozen SoCal districts have adopted similar rules; ...

Supporters collected more than 900,000 signatures to place the tough-on-crime measure on the November ballot.

The bill would add 18,000 acres of public land to Joshua Tree and create a monument in eastern ...