In summary California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would ...

Two students walk to class at Los Padres Elementary School in Salinas on Feb. 11, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local As the setting for John Steinbeck’s 1950s classic “East ...

The timing could not have been better — or worse. The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wildfires erupted in January just as Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s historic and very ...

A team of Dublin High School seniors received state-wide recognition late last month for creating NeuroChess, an app intended for neurodiverse and differently-abled learners to improve focus and ...

Walnut Creek police arrested a man for allegedly firing shots at someone Tuesday evening. The suspect, a 43-year-old resident ...

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) was named top Democrat of the House Committee on Ethics last week. Having served on the ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire burned on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Eric Thayer, Getty Images In the days ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region last month, leveling neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. In the first ...

California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast food industry and labor unions that seemingly ended two years ago ...

The San Ramon City Council is set to hold a special meeting Wednesday where the dais will choose a new candidate to join the ...

In the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, firefighters work to put out a fire in the rubble of a home near Malibu on Jan. 9, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for Against the recommendation of his staff experts, ...

The Danville Town Council is set Tuesday to discuss further streamlining the process for securing a "reasonable accommodation ...