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California Governor Makes Homelessness Top Issue in 2020

Tossing aside tradition, California's governor devoted his biggest platform to a single issue: solving a...

California Discloses Facebook Probe, Sues for Documents

California's attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook's privacy practices, as it sued the...

California to Let College Athletes Sign Endorsement Deals

The move by Gov. Gavin Newsom defies the NCAA, and could upend amateur sports in...

Anti-Vaccine Activist Shoves California Lawmaker (Video)

An anti-vaccine activist has been cited in the assault of a California lawmaker who was...

California Becomes First State to Ban Hairstyle Discrimination

Hairstyles are associated with race and therefore protected against discrimination in the workplace and in...

Feds: Rep. Duncan Hunter Used Campaign Cash for Affairs

Margaret Hunter pleaded guilty this month to one count of corruption and agreed to testify...

Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant

The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won't have to carry ominous...

California Overhauls Sex Education Guidance for Teachers

LGBT advocates praised the new recommendations for giving such attention to a community that often...

Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?

A conservative political web site drew a link between the Democrat's rejection of a legislative...

California Bans Gun Sales to People Under 21

State law already bans people under 21 from buying handguns.

Does This Photograph Show Clouds Over the California Wildfires?

A spectacular image of red-tinted clouds at sunset was repurposed to falsely connect it with...

Did California’s Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?

A notorious producer of fake news provokes yet more outrage with another fabricated meme.