California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount significantly lower than what legislative budget analysts projected. The deficit, though ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his final State of the State address to lawmakers Thursday in Sacramento, where he is expected to lay out his priorities for his last ...

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down California’s ban on openly carrying guns across most of the state. In a 2–1 decision, the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled ...

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

In a video, U.S. District Judge Lawrence VanDyke demonstrates with a firearm as he explains his dissent opinion in Duncan v. Bonta, another Second Amendment case last year. On Friday, VanDyke and two ...

MARTINEZ — A person who was out in public in the days before Christmas and who visited a hospital emergency room in Walnut Creek has been confirmed to have measles, health officials in Contra Costa ...

Since 1978 with the passage of Proposition 13, California voters have repeatedly tried to protect their homes and businesses from excessive taxation by imposing limits on property taxes and requiring ...

A ladder truck was involved in a collision with vehicles while responding to a call last week in Antioch. The rig was headed to a grease fire when one of two vehicles in an intersection didn't yield, ...

A man killed Monday during what authorities describe as a domestic dispute near Concord has been identified as 38-year-old Antonio Valdez, according to the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office. Valdez ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Republicans and Democrats clash in federal court Monday over Proposition 50, with the GOP seeking to block ...