Gavin Newsom made these 10 promises on the campaign trail. Can he keep them?
Democrat Gavin Newsom vowed while running for governor to tackle many of California’s biggest problems, from health care to homelessness to wildfires. …
Kamala Harris aide resigns after harassment, retaliation settlement surfaces
A longtime top staff member of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris resigned Wednesday after The Sacramento Bee inquired about a $400,000 harassment and …
$700 a year? Less than $10 a month? We analyze how much California’s gas tax increase really costs you
The no side argues a numbers-heavy case that the measure represents an “attack” on road and bridge repair work. The proponents make …
Secret DMV office near California Capitol serves lawmakers and their staff
If you enter the Legislative Office Building in downtown Sacramento, pass through security and hook an immediate left, then walk to the …
Jerry Brown dined with soda industry representatives ahead of tax ban deal
Weeks before negotiating a lucrative deal to ban new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks in California for more than …
Paris, Japan, Mexico City, Brazil – legislative staff travel at taxpayer expense
Led by former Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, eight California senators visited Japan last summer to discuss high-speed rail, renewable …
‘Best tool’ to prevent gun violence is rarely used in California
When a police officer called Santa Clara County deputy district attorney Marisa McKeown in July 2016 to inquire about getting a gun …
‘It was like dirty dancing’: Colleagues say Sen. Bob Hertzberg hugged them inappropriately
Three current and former female lawmakers say Sen. Bob Hertzberg inappropriately hugged and touched them, including an incident that one woman says …
California politicians stole their money. Will that make them care about democracy?
BELL — The scandal that shook the city of Bell seven years ago casts a long shadow. Eye-popping inflated public salaries. Personal …
‘I’m not that kooky’: Josh Newman trades bear suit for sport coat as new senator
Josh Newman’s office shows all the signs of a lawmaker in transition on his first day at the Capitol: Bare walls. Stacked …