Jennifer Siebel Newsom leans in to power as California’s first partner
Like any experienced actress, Jennifer Siebel Newsom knew her laugh line and she landed the delivery. Hosting the annual California Hall of …
Can $500 a month change a city? Stockton tests universal basic income
What could you do with an extra $500 a month? Lorrine Paradela got a better night’s sleep. The 45-year-old single mother is …
With state executions on hold, death penalty foes rethink ballot strategy
California advocates of abolishing the death penalty got a jolt of momentum in March, when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would …
Erasing mistakes: California helps inmates remove tattoos
FOLSOM, Sacramento County — The laser feels like bacon grease slathered on her face. Soon her skin turns numb, though there’s still …
Backyard granny flats: California sees them as a solution to housing crisis
Before Michael Wolff could persuade his father to move down from Oregon, the Santa Rosa resident had to figure out where he …
California prosecutors push to overturn new law on who can be guilty of murder
Eleven years into a possible life sentence, Brian Yang won his release from prison. It had a lot to do with where …
1 million Californians use tainted water. Will state pass a clean-water tax?
SAN JERARDO, Monterey County — José Hernández has two plastic barrels in his front yard, filled to the brim with water collected …
Wealthy Bay Area suburbs could have a whole new look under California housing bill
When Paul Wickboldt moved to the Bay Area from Boston more than two decades ago, he settled in Walnut Creek for the …
Gavin Newsom promised to empty California’s private prisons. Can he do it?
A movement to abolish prisons run by private companies has grown over the past decade from a fringe position to a rallying …
California struggles to seize guns from people who shouldn’t have them
California has struggled to enforce a unique state law that allows officials to seize guns from people with criminal convictions or mental …