State and local leaders will gather in Sacramento after a Natomas DACA recipient was detained at a USCIS appointment and deported; they will demand records and an investigation.

California has dozens of state job openings in Sacramento County with top pay near $18,200/month; many application windows close in late February and March.

Placer Union opened an outside review after parents alleged trustee Tom Duncan meddled in Del Oro girls basketball and a feeder club. The district says legal counsel is overseeing the probe.

Rob Bonta told FOX 11 he didn't know Michael Gates after the former Huntington Beach city attorney — now a statewide AG challenger — publicly urged debates this week.

Tom Steyer told union leaders he’d back a 2027 special election to push split‑roll and other corporate tax hikes; he planned a San Francisco press conference to roll out the idea.

A new state bill would require insurers to offer and renew coverage for homes that meet state wildfire‑safety standards, with penalties for noncompliance starting Jan. 1, 2028.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Katie Porter for governor, giving the progressive a high-profile boost as the crowded race remains unsettled.

After her son Najee was killed in a downtown Sacramento shooting, Deborah Grimes is backing AB 1127 — a law aimed at stopping cheap conversion "switches."

Gustavo L. Martinez, a longtime City Attorney Office lawyer, has been named Sacramento’s City Attorney; the council approved his contract and a $355,000 salary.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Education Department from withholding roughly $4.9 billion from California after the state sued over FERPA findings about gender‑identity records.

CHSRA CEO Ian Choudri was arrested in Folsom on suspicion of domestic battery a day after appearing with Gov. Gavin Newsom at a Kern County railhead opening.

Sen. Suzette Valladares introduced SB 1060 to require a 1,000-foot buffer between large residential treatment centers and schools, a response to protests over a Victorville campus.

Trustees voted to eliminate roughly 423 Sacramento City Unified positions as officials race to close a $113M budget gap. The cuts hit central office roles and some school jobs.