The state Department of Public Health notified diagnostics company PerkinElmer that its no-bid contract worth as much as $1.7 billion to operate the Valencia Branch Laboratory for Covid tests would end on May 15, months ahead of schedule.

Tax Day 2022 reveals a difficult California truth: Many are in financial straits.

The Sacramento mass shooting is sure to intensify questions about what elected officials can do to curb rising gun violence and crime before concerned Californians vote in the June 7 primary.

Californians facing eviction as soon as next week would get a temporary reprieve under a bill endorsed by the state’s Democratic leaders.

California’s economic recovery from the devastations of the pandemic was stronger than previously estimated — but skyrocketing inflation could rob the state of its hard-earned gains.

A new poll finds that crime and homelessness are key issues for California voters and that Gov. Newsom’s approval rating has dropped.

California grants a safety certificate to PG&E just after the utility came off probation for the deadly 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion.

Ash Kalra of San Jose leads a group of Democratic legislators that Thursday unveiled a package of bills to create a universal health care program funded by new taxes.

The governor cited a possible surge in COVID cases and short-staffed hospitals, as some pockets of resistance to mandates grow.

The City of Los Angeles requires proof of vaccination for many indoor businesses beginning today.

California’s unemployment department is making progress on key reforms, but some of the most transformational changes are still years away.

Indeed, a year and a half into the pandemic, many workers appear to be burned out and at a breaking point.

Bank of America's request to end its EDD contract comes one month after it lost a class-action suit alleging it failed to provide protections for unemployment debit cards.