By Owen Evans Contributing Writer California will start labeling pesticides that contain “forever chemical” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, in its public use-reporting database after Gov. Gavin Newsom
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco illegally seized more than half a million voted ballots from a special
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Monday as the state prepares for what he described as the strongest El Niño storm season
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday that clears the way for the immediate sale of E15 gasoline, amid high energy prices. Senate Bill 795
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer Paramount Skydance on Monday settled with California and 11 other states that tried to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a path
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, joined residents and community leaders in the Val Verde community of Castaic last week at a press conference to announce the passage of her
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to make another
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that her Protect Small Business from Predatory Lending Act (Assembly Bill 2116) has passed the California Legislature and has been sent to the
News release A bill by Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, that would have established California’s first statewide coordinated response to human trafficking was killed in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, according
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has joined four other Democratic representatives to introduce the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act, a package of wildland fire policy that “meets the
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer Meta Platforms has agreed to pay out as much as $17 billion to settle state claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, deceived
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer California is sending inhalers to all schools, officials said last week. The move was funded by legislators in the latest state budget. Each public school will
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The House of Representatives panel that investigates accusations of wrongdoing against members is probing Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, over alleged sexual misconduct. The House Ethics
Jackie, the bald eagle who won the hearts of nest watchers throughout Southern California and beyond, has died. The Ojai Raptor Center announced that the famed eagle had died Monday morning
By Signal Staff The Los Angeles County Fire Department has released “initial and supplemental investigative reports” identifying the cause of the Eaton Fire that started Jan. 7, 2025, and the county’s conclusion is that Southern California
By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos CalMatters Writers A federal judge on Tuesday held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for allegedly slow-rolling an order to create digital copies of communications from personal
By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, opposes the billionaire tax on voters’ ballots this November. So does Xavier Becerra, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate
By Robert Garrova LAist Writer/via CalMatters After a slow start, a program that aims to bring thousands of Angelenos living with serious mental illness under court-led care has seen a spike
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer Homeowners in Malibu and Pasadena who saw their neighborhoods burn in the Eaton and Palisades fires last year will soon be able to build up to
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined 38 of her legislative colleagues in sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, urging them to protect