Gavin Newsom

Once she is sworn in, Laphonza Butler will be the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ California senator

The state’s minimum wage for all other workers — $15.50 per hour — is already among the highest in the United States

The new law adds an 11% tax on top of federal taxes — making California the only state with its own tax on guns and ammunition, according to the gun control advocacy group Brady

California started banning official travel to states with laws it deemed discriminatory against LGBTQ+ people in 2017, starting with Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee

The mandatory raise would apply to all fast food restaurants in California that are part of a chain with at least 60 locations nationwide

California declared a state of emergency in preparation of the weather phenomenon, which killed at least one person died when it hit Mexico on Sunday

Newsom’s office confirmed Wednesday that the governor has been in touch with people on all sides of the strikes

Van Houten was originally sentenced to death for helping Manson’s followers carry out the August 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary

Van Houten has been in prison for 53 years for participating in two fatal stabbings at Manson’s direction

Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment would also institute a “reasonable” waiting period for all gun purchases and ban assault rifles throughout the country

One project would build a tunnel to carry large amounts of water beneath the natural channels of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The other would build a massive reservoir near the tiny community of Sites in Northern California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That’s about $10 billion more than predicted in January, when the governor offered his first budget proposal

She’s a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and her vote is critical if majority Democrats want to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees to the federal courts

Her announcement Wednesday came after two House Democrats called on her to resign because of her extended absence from Washington while she recovers from a case of shingles

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spat with Walgreens began after the company indicated it would not distribute abortion pills by mail in some conservative states. That pill, mifepristone, when combined with another pill, will end a pregnancy

Late last year nearly all of California was in drought, including at extreme and exceptional levels, but “atmospheric rivers” has brought back water to the area

For decades, the joint state and federal health insurance program would only pay for medical expenses. But last year Arizona and Oregon began using money for housing. Now California wants to join those states

It’s the first stop of his planned four-city tour to make major policy announcements on housing, health care and public safety

The state’s 11th atmospheric river flooded roadways, caused landslides and toppled trees, while residents struggle to clean up before the next round of winter storms arrives in the coming days

This atmospheric phenomenon provides beneficial rain or snow in certain areas, but it also could be devastating

Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday declared a state of emergency in six more counties after earlier making declarations for 34 counties

As the storm approached, Governor Gavin Newsom declared emergencies in 21 counties and requested a presidential emergency declaration to authorize federal assistance

In Huntington Beach, a city of about 200,000 people along the Southern California coast, the median home sales price is $1.1 million, more than $300,000 higher than the state average

The pharmacy giant indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some conservative-led states

Authorities are bringing in more snow removal equipment, set up distribution centers and requested donations of nonperishable foods, water and general supplies

The Democratic National Committee has unanimously expressed “our full and complete support” for Biden’s reelection

Newsom rejected Sirhan’s freedom in 2022, saying that he remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that changed American history