A new California law responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform ...

California is allowing more on-street alcohol sales and food in cannabis lounges. Supporters say the laws will boost downtown ...

David Sacks' appointment as AI and crypto czar under Trump sparks industry optimism for innovation-driven policies and U.S.

Voters said no to expanding rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under ...

The California state budget has been a rollercoaster over the past few years. Big deficits generally mean cutting plans and ...

The increase in lobbyists this year means there’s now at least one lobbyist for every legislative staff member.

DNA evidence tied Thomas Loguidice, 67, to a 1994 mall robbery, while he was serving a 40-year sentence in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 13 in ...

New California laws taking effect Jan. 1 aim to make it easier to prosecute people accused of retail theft. Separately, voters passed Prop. 36 to toughen sentences for theft and drug offenses.

With federal legalization now (perhaps) a far-off pipe dream as Republicans descend into the White House and Congress to assume full control of the government, one of the chief hopes for California’s ...

San Jose Inside provides the best behind-the-scenes coverage of local politics in Silicon Valley. We take the stories that have become overlooked or poorly told and hold them up to light for greater ...

San Jose police said Lucien Cabrera, 19, built illegal guns in his San Jose home and brazenly marketed them on social media.