On Oct. 12, 2025, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he had signed Assembly Bill 495, also known as the Family Preparedness Plan Act, into law. In the months leading up to its passage, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the Election Rigging Response Act at a press conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025.

California voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot measure that is part of a larger national push to see which party controls the U.S. House of ...

California voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday for the Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50, a measure backed by legislative Democrats and Gov. Gavin Newsom that, if approved, would redraw ...

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state ...

Rejecting opposition from the cable and real estate industries, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that aims to increase broadband competition in apartment buildings. The new law taking effect ...

A new state bill aims to shield certain information about California’s High-Speed Rail project from the public. Supporters say it’s about protecting sensitive records, but critics think it puts the ...

AB 495 is aimed at helping California families make caregiving arrangements during situations like a deportation, incarceration or illness, among others. The bill references an official form known as ...