The money was included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed Dec. 22 by President Joe Biden, ensuring funding of the military and government agencies until next September. 

If he is confirmed, Ismail Ramsey will replace acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds, who has served in the role since Feb. 2021, when previous U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California David Anderson announced that he would step down following Biden's inauguration.

Two days before the Sept. 30 deadline, after vetoing a similar bill last year and resisting months of marches, vigils and posturing, including a note from President Biden, Newsom changed his mind on a farmworker labor bill.

California’s lawmakers that vow no one will pay a dime by tax time next spring.

Newsom is doubling down on an aggressive strategy to combat climate change, that also appears to involve boosting his national profile.

Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on the best next steps for California’s high-speed rail project.

The VTA had said in February that it would not update its anticipated cost and schedule for the project until it awards four major contracts, including one for tunneling and trackwork slated to be finalized this summer.

Gov. Gavin Newsom joined President Joe Biden as well as executives from the mineral mining and processing industry to announce both public and private investments in the mining of minerals like lithium and cobalt.

Starting Saturday, new federal rules also will require private insurers to cover the at-home coronavirus tests that Americans buy in pharmacies and other stores.

Nations addressing climate change took on gasoline and diesel vehicles in pledges that mirror California’s mandates and plans — and in some cases, go even further.

Today's decision will set off a cascade of vaccine requirements by hospitals, colleges, corporations and other organizations.

The state budget approved last week includes $656 million in new ongoing funding for special education, including a 4.05% increase to the base funding rate.

The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget.