California

Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a special election on November 4 to introduce new U.S. House maps. The goal is to win five more Democratic seats. This move responds to Republican efforts to gain five seats in Texas.

Traditional commuter campuses see great demand for on-campus housing as off-campus rents rise.

The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead of the 2026 elections, setting up a national proxy war as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of Congress in the latter half of Donald Trump's second presidency.

The San Joaquin Valley is expected to acutely feel the cuts. The region has the highest usage of the federal health insurance program in California.

A group of more than 20 states, including California, are suing the Trump administration over efforts to cut Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. The lawsuit challenges part of President Donald Trump's big tax law that cut reimbursements to major providers of family planning services.

Lawmakers are poised to give California’s water districts legal cover from lawsuits as they work to meet strict new state standards for a cancer-causing toxic chemical.

A study by a Bay Area think tank suggests California’s key industries would suffer without undocumented immigrant workers.

The rebuke came in California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri’s formal response to a June compliance review from federal authorities, which signaled the government could pull $4 billion in federal funding for the project.

Over half of California farmworkers are undocumented. Recent raids have put the industry on edge.

With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs.