Neurotechnology is advancing, and California companies, lawmakers and unions are jockeying to shape how the resulting data can be used.

California’s first commercial carbon-burial project is underway, even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law.

The Lineage fire was the fifth major crisis to hit East L.A. businesses in recent years. The community is still in need of support.

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The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the 54 officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn't work at an L.A. station.

California lets 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote, but only 11% do. Schools should be required to teach them how.

A new bill would stop companies from marketing chatbots as therapy and force stricter oversight of AI in mental health care — as a labor union wages a parallel fight against Kaiser Permanente.

A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for not disclosing the cellphone records of immigration ...

Dire water conditions, missed deadlines and uncertainty on the Colorado River are complicating critical water decisions in California. No single state, water agency or federal off ...

The conservative group Reform California promotes candidates to the right of the California GOP. They won in several key primary races ...

Proposition 39 is a redundant proposal that will only make it harder for all voters to participate in future elections.

They’re all over our roads and really good at helping police solve crimes, but do California’s automated license plate readers need limits?