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The state is funding 20 fully planned developments to push 1,700 affordable homes into construction, targeting the stage where projects most often stall.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the 50 cent increase Friday. The rate is indexed to inflation and takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, though higher local and industry minimums apply in some cases.
California's new accelerated hiring guide is projected to save more than 500,000 staff hours a year by screening minimum qualifications only for interviewed applicants and cutting rigid paperwork steps, state officials announced.
State officials credited CHP crime suppression teams and recovery efforts as vehicle thefts fell for a second consecutive year, with 84 percent of stolen vehicles recovered.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced new funding allocations to build permanent supportive housing units across California, with a significant portion reserved for veterans through the Homekey+ initiative.
The California Supreme Court has ruled that retired public employees may only count vacation hours toward their pension benefits if those hours are contractually allowed to be cashed out within a single calendar year.
A federal appeals court has denied a request to pause a lower court ruling that prevents several provisions of President Trump's second election-related executive order from taking effect during the upcoming fall midterm elections.
State data show nearly 150,000 vote-by-mail ballots went uncounted in the June primary, the steepest rejection rate in a decade, with most turned away for arriving late.
Negotiations over Colorado River water management continue as states remain divided.
The Newsom administration is pressing lawmakers to overhaul wildfire cost recovery, with reporting describing an $18 billion fund split between a new monthly ratepayer fee and utilities.
A governor's office review of federal data says California's economy grew at a 3.7% annualized rate in the first quarter of 2026, outpacing Texas and Florida.
California says it is leading a coalition of states in a lawsuit challenging federal conditions placed on homeland security grant funding, arguing the requirements tied to elections and immigration exceed federal authority.
A batch of new California laws took effect July 1, 2026, touching housing near transit, health care wages, fertility coverage and driverless vehicles.
California awarded $109.6 million in Prop 1 Homekey+ funding for 278 permanent supportive homes, including 103 units reserved for veterans.
California's new budget commits $34 million to veterans services, housing, benefits help and a Southern California cemetery.
California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has recovered more than $76.2 million in stolen goods and arrested more than 5,300 suspects since it was created in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 22.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the executive order July 20. The order calls for coordination among state agencies, local governments, tribal partners, community organizations and survivor-informed groups as officials develop a long-term preventio
San Francisco ranked sixth, Oakland 13th and San Jose 15th in the 2026 ACSM American Fitness Index, and California placed six cities in the national top 25, more than any other state.
Forty-two states settled with 23andMe over the 2023 genetic-data breach. California is not one of them: Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the company's new owner in San Francisco Superior Court, seeking civil penalties. The case is pending.
Governor Gavin Newsom said the Middle-Mile Broadband Network's operational reach grew from 423 miles to 1,250 miles. The state is building the open-access fiber backbone to deliver fast, reliable, and affordable internet to communities that
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California has nearly tripled the operational reach of its state-built Middle-Mile Broadband Network, growing from 423 miles to 1,250 miles ready to connect with last-mile internet providers.
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