A wood framing company is accused of stiffing workers and the state $2.6 million, including work sites in Santa Clara County. Two employees could face penalties and jail if convicted.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the new Legislature to ‘protect’ California from Donald Trump on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. The session will start Dec. 2.

California sued the Trump administration more than 100 times in his first term and secured some major victories on the environment, immigration and health care.

David Tai Leung, of Sacramento, part-owner of Tomi Sushi and Seafood Buffet in the Eastridge Mall in San Jose, admitted in federal court that he spent $3.36 million of Covid relief business loan money on personal expenses. He had previously confessed in state court to multiple felony wage theft and tax evasion charges.

Shangri-La Construction took loans against state-funded housing projects, moved money into other bank accounts and left projects unfinished.

As the state shutters prisons, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to turn San Quentin into a model for rehabilitation. Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to catch up on police shooting investigations.

Meta was accused of knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children to its platforms, even as the company said its social media sites were safe for young people.

Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said undercover inspections of unsecured dumpsters at 16 different Kaiser facilities found sanitizers, medical tubes with body fluids, pharmaceuticals and over 10,000 paper patient records.

Tenants complained about rent increases averaging 151% from Green Valley Corp., a Swenson Builders Company. Now, 20 of them will get a refund under a state rent control law.

California Department of Justice can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

The new sexual assault evidence kit portal is the result of the passage of Senate Bill 215 in 2021.

The contests for mayor of San Jose, Santa Clara County sheriff, all four of the contested San Jose City Council races and the one contested county supervisor race will have runoff elections in November with the top two finishers.

For years, DISH carelessly disposed of and sent hazardous waste to local landfills.

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.

Attorney General Bonta announced he is opening a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s office.