Scientists found a direct link between heat waves and wildfire acreage. California's next heat wave starts this week.

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Some California counties use flat-fee contracts for public defense, which can leave clients without access to appropriate representation.

Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.

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A new California Supreme Court ruling upholds limits on how many vacation hours government workers can cash out and apply ...

California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally. It might soon ban addictive social media for kids.

Following César Chávez's sexual abuse allegations, college faculty are evaluating how they teach about California’s farmworker movement.

Edison saw record profits and dividends after the Eaton fire and a state bailout. Legislators and Newsom might be considering another.

We wouldn’t let anyone else live in a place that doesn’t have a smoke detector," one prison safety expert said about California falling behind on replacing its fire alarm systems.

For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their legal defense.

Environmental groups say Rhys Williams' new job at a lobbying firm undermines his impartiality on California's waste oversight board ...