Placer County earned a state Fire Risk Reduction Community listing that could translate into insurance discounts. Officials say residents should download the certificate and check with carriers.

A near-$40,000 estate gift to Sacramento’s DAV post touched off a legal fight with national leaders over who controls bequests. The dispute highlights how national rules and big reserves can clash with small local posts.

Twenty thousand teddy bears covered the west steps of the California Capitol as a traveling installation to spotlight Ukrainian children taken during the war. Organizers used the display to push lawmakers for action.