SACRAMENTO — The COVID-19 pandemic continued to slow the pace of governing California in 2021 as it did the year before, with the second-fewest number of bills approved by the Legislature of any year ...

From 2020-2021, California recorded the highest surge in reported hate crimes since the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to the state’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta. Bonta announced ...

The dusty hills of Griffith Park are sprouting shades of green. In Pasadena, water is streaming through arroyos that only weeks ago sat caked and dry. And from the perfect vantage point downtown, the ...

SACRAMENTO — The nation's most populous state is shrinking. California's population declined again in 2021 for the second consecutive year, state officials said Monday, the result of a slowdown in ...

Home prices in the state far outpaced the national average, with outlying suburbs and smaller metro areas seeing the most significant increases. By Candace Jackson The real estate market in California ...

Rolling Loud California 2021 will be an 18+ event, the festival's organizers announced in a tweet last night. "We welcome everyone to experience our festivals," they wrote. "However, in light of ...

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