New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ignoring the risks.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris, California's two most prominent Democrats, are skipping the state party's convention this weekend in Anaheim.

The California high school track-and-field championship is set to begin Friday amid a controversy over the participation of a transgender female athlete.

Newsom and legislative leaders would love for the president’s tariffs to go away. They blame a big chunk of California’s $12 billion budget gap on the so-called “Trump slump” — a projected downturn caused by the tariffs and other economic policies.

Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, straining a vital supply for Southern California.

Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the charismatic and controversial predator to 78 now — up from 44 animals in 2023 and only 7 in 2020.

While the Trump administration has threatened tariffs on a spate of Mexican goods, avocados have so far been spared. California growers said they want Mexican avocados to keep flowing into the country, though they also want robust U.S. inspections of the imports to keep out pests to protect their crop.

Millions of California residents are being warned to avoid sun exposure as an extreme heat wave is expected for much of the state, with temperatures forecast to surpass 100 degrees in multiple regions. The heat is expected to start on Friday and last until Sunday morning.

Chicken sandwiches, french dip sandwiches, apple pie pancakes and more food that our reporters raved about this month.

Rep. Ro Khanna says this initiative to inflate grades and eliminate homework and weekly tests betrays the American Dream

He turned inland toward Round Valley Airport, a small rural airfield near Covelo in the northeast corner of Mendocino County — gateway to the vast Mendocino National Forest — and surrounded by rugged peaks, roughly 75 miles southeast of Shelter Cove. There, Porter refueled and prepared for the final leg with Rust.