Shawn Hubler

Residents are frustrated over homelessness, crime and rising costs. Two candidates for mayor, Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, say they can turn the tide.

In a state run by Democrats, Shasta County is a rare instance where far-right activists dominate board meetings and exert power.

The California governor says film companies should “walk the walk” on abortion rights and L.G.B.T.Q. protections by leaving states such as Georgia and Oklahoma.

Three states have now issued emergency declarations in the past week, as have New York City and San Francisco.

As search and rescue teams worked to find more victims, residents began surveying the wreckage.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is poised to sign legislation that would provide a minimum $10,000 award to residents who successfully sue makers of illegal...

The pandemic has supercharged the decline in the nation’s public school system in ways that experts say will not easily be reversed.