Four candidates are competing to replace an outgoing supervisor in El Dorado County's District 4 ahead of the June 2 primary. Here’s who’s running, where the district sits and which campaigns are best funded.

Operations Captain Jeff Beigh will become Roseville's next police chief, succeeding Troy Bergstrom on April 28. He’s credited with building community programs and co‑leading emergency management.

A Sacramento bill would revive a $150‑a‑year SRA fee to fund forest thinning, inspections and hazard mapping in high‑risk areas.

California has spent hundreds of millions to add in‑state seats at Berkeley, UCLA and UCSD — and the bill could top $460 million. Analysts and lawmakers now disagree on a cheaper way forward.

A Senate committee deadlocked 3-3 on SB 1074 — the BASED Act — pausing California's most aggressive push to ban self‑preferencing by trillion‑dollar platforms.

About 1,000 state workers rallied in downtown Sacramento as SEIU Local 1000 and the state began contract negotiations, centering on telework protections and budget trade-offs.

Thirty ex-staffers say viral clips don’t tell the full story as Katie Porter tries to steady her governor bid ahead of the June primary.

An Assembly committee advanced AB 1806, which would require the California attorney general to investigate shootings by federal immigration agents and issue a public report. The move follows recent federal and local shootings that have roiled advocates and officials.

A grieving mother joined California lawmakers in Sacramento urging stricter safety and transparency rules for AI chatbots after her son's suicide, as lawsuits and probes mount.

State law allows consumption lounges but Sacramento’s zoning, ventilation and permitting rules remain unfinished, keeping would‑be lounges from opening.

Assembly Democrats advanced AB 2230, which would bar armed or uniformed individuals within 100 feet of polling places and licensed childcare centers and make violations a felony.

Former state controller Betty Yee suspended her campaign Monday, saying internal polling left no viable path forward as the June primary nears.

Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen’s AB 1643 would default separated parents into California’s state child‑support system to boost payments to custodial households. Supporters call it an anti‑poverty step; critics raise legal and cost concerns.