Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country

After the U.S. census is conducted every 10 years, each state must redraw its congressional districts to account for any loss or gain of congressional seats and to maintain an equal population in each district. But in 2025, breaking from standard...

Expert Underwriter Secures Critical Wildfire Coverage for High-Risk California Warehouse, Saving Key Account

Monrovia, CA ., Oct 30, 2025 – In a notable victory against challenging market conditions, the specialized underwriting team at Greenwood General Insurance Agency successfully placed a complex property insurance policy for a warehouse located in...

He gave us Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari and 'Selling Sunset.' How he turned reality TV into a California fantasy.

It all started with a folding table on the campus of Laguna Beach High School. That’s where Adam DiVello — then a young MTV development executive — began collecting applications for a show pitched as a “real-life 90210.” It was the early 2000s,...

Watch live: Centennial vs. Chaparral California high school football matchup (10/30/2025)

The Chaparral Pumas (5-4, 3-1) travel to face the Big West - Upper league-leading Centennial-Corona Huskies (8-1, 4-0) Friday night in a key regular-season finale with playoff implications. The surging Pumas enter on a two-game win streak after...

California climate regulators propose tightening carbon emissions cap

SACRAMENTO, California — California climate regulators on Wednesday proposed slashing the number of greenhouse gas permits they sell to industry through 2030 to get closer to hitting an increasingly out-of-reach emissions reduction target. What...

California Bans AI Chatbots From Posing as Clinicians

California has drawn a hard line on how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots represent themselves to consumers, banning the tools from implying they are licensed medical providers such as MDs and psychotherapists. Assembly Bill 489, signed by...

California public pension fund votes against Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay deal

California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the United States, announced Thursday that it will vote against Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion, 10-year compensation package at Tesla Inc. The fund...

New species of trapdoor spider discovered in California

Federal authorities investigating second ICE shooting in California in a little more than week

Federal authorities are investigating a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Ontario, the second one in a little more than a week as enforcement operations unfold across the state. ICE officers were conducting a...

Southern California teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children, officials say

A Southern California teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple children and authorities say there could be more victims. On Oct. 8, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department investigated a tip that child...

Farmworkers set fear aside to pick California bounty

Harvest for many of California’s specialty crops has wound down, with fields turning from green to brown, ladders carted away and packinghouse lines brought to a halt. Going into the year, farmers warned that the Trump administration’s mass...

California enfrenta barreras al querer frenar redadas del ICE en entornos de salud

Claudia Boyd-Barrett En los últimos meses, agentes federales han acampado en el vestíbulo de un hospital del sur de California, custodiado a pacientes detenidos —algunos de ellos esposados— en habitaciones de hospital y perseguido a un jardinero...

California’s next university has a plan and programs. All it needs is a campus

In summary The plan to bring a long-awaited university to Chula Vista took an important step towards reality as Gov. Gavin Newson signed a law that reserves land for the project and creates a task force to guide development. Welcome to CalMatters,...

College football picks: Best money line parlays for Week 10 include UNLV, California

Six ranked college football teams were defeated in Week 8, and four of them dropped out of the AP Top 25 as a result. One of those clubs was LSU, which fired head coach Brian Kelly after the team lost three of its last four games (all to ranked...

A federal agent shot a pastor in the face with a chemical weapon. What can California do about it?

Rev. Jorge Bautista showed up to Dennison Road in East Oakland early in the morning of Oct. 23 with other clergy to protest the Trump administration’s planned law enforcement “surge” in the Bay Area. He stood in the road with dozens of others as...

California Announces Development of Public Health Goal for PFHxS

By developing a public health goal, California is advancing regulation of PFHxS in drinking water. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how this move signals continued state-level action despite shifts in federal oversight....

Custom Channels Helps California Restaurant Expands Its Signature Blend of Food & Music

When HomeState, a “Texas Kitchen” in Southern California founded by Briana Valdez in 2013, opens its ninth location in Santa Monica next month, it won’t just be serving up its famous breakfast tacos and queso. It will also be celebrating the role...

Oregon, California food banks prepare for more families in need next month

Food banks across Oregon and far Northern California are preparing for a potential spike in need as the federal government shutdown drags on. If it extends into November, people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could see...

NOAA reports spike in whale entanglements off California coast, latest bad news in year of threats in and out of the ocean

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported a spike in entangled whales off California in 2024, leading scientists and marine mammal biologists to worry about how this year will go as winter fishing seasons get underway....

Utz Brands expands DSD routes for California snacks distribution

Salty snacks maker Utz Brands has added to its direct-store delivery capabilities with the acquisition of Insignia International’s DSD network in California. Pennsylvania-headquartered Utz made the announcement alongside its third-quarter results...