Co-published by International Business Times A Central Valley Congressman may be worrying that the fallout from Donald Trump's policies could land on himself.
Californians passed the Mental Health Services Act to transform and expand the reach of the state's mental health services. A problem, some mental health advocates say,...
Based on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s public statements, clean-air advocates fear that federal fuel-economy standards for automobiles are likely to be lowered.
Residents and activists acknowledge that action on closing Aliso Canyon may not come until a new governor takes office next year.
Co-published by International Business Times Unease about rising rents, access to affordable health care and the vulnerability of Dreamers characterize this once-reliably GOP district.
Co-published by The American Prospect An undercount will lessen California's political clout.
Climate-change activists hoping to hear the governor propose a new climate initiative during his State of the State speech Thursday were disappointed.
A new report shows that California, with its higher minimum wage, Medicaid expansion and ambitious climate policy, has done better than 19 Republican-led states with lower...
Co-published by International Business Times The U.S. Attorney General threw a curveball to California's nascent marijuana industry by rescinding a tolerant federal policy known as the Cole...
A UCLA report says the state's money bail system takes “tens of millions of dollars annually in cash and assets from some of L.A.’s most economically...
The current House tax bill bestows Californians with incomes in the top one percent more than half of its cuts by 2027. It passed 227-205, on...
California succeeded in lowering greenhouse gas emissions last year. But a new study finds the state's ambitious cap-and-trade program may have had nothing to do with...
A family practice physician, testing patients living near the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, says he has discovered the presence of toxins in their systems.
Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in the country with oil drilling within its borders. It sits on top of one of the largest...
A state regulator signals its intent to deny a controversial gas-fired plant proposal.
Activists have sent a loud and clear message to the California Public Utilities Commission: L.A. and the state should make electric transportation in the city and...
A coalition of elected officials, local residents and community leaders are encouraging Los Angeles' City Council to require that any bank it does business with not...
Senate Bill 17, a prescription drug reform law, is headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. But its authors are not taking a victory lap just yet....
Co-published by International Business Times Single-payer health-care advocates say a new proposal in the U.S. Senate should inject new momentum for single payer in California, with its...
A new study finds that California's proliferation of renewable energy plants is responsible for over 90 percent of direct economic benefits from the state’s major climate...