Gov. Newsom just signed a law banning NDAs in state lawmaking, closing a loophole exposed by the ballooning Capitol Annex project.

County planners say a new blueprint must plan for wildfire, drought and 93,000 new homes across Western Placer.

California is one of just three states with no minimum marriage age — a Sacramento bill just cleared the Senate to change that.

Supervisors voted 5-0 to loosen west slope short-term rental rules, with one buffer change passing 4-1 over a dissenting vote.

Four congressional Republicans want the DOJ to check whether UC Berkeley researchers broke federal disclosure law over Beijing ties.

Crocker/Riverside's new hard court opened this summer, but the school's natural grass field won't be finished until spring 2027.

City leaders stretched a 45-day pause to almost 11 months as a 20-acre Rogers Road parcel drew resident alarm over groundwater and grid strain.

Chico and Paradise leaders back Gallagher's federal bill requiring states to map out communities before drawing district lines.

A divided council chose a full District 2 election over appointing the only candidate, Elliott Stevenson, to save cash.

County officials say federal cuts could add $58 million in new costs next fiscal year, straining local emergency rooms.

The Rocklin congressman and the Sacramento physician traded jabs on immigration, Medicaid and the 2017 gas tax hike in their first head-to-head matchup.

Some Woodland campuses sit half-empty while Tafoya Elementary overflows — the district's first boundary rewrite in 25 years could change that.

A new Sacramento museum show pairs 1950s deportation newsreels with modern detainee testimony, including a Honduran nurse held for six months.