The backstory: California saw its biggest increase in registered lobbyists last session since at least 2011, when a change in ...

To understand what happened with the state budget in 2024, you have to go back to 2023. That year Gov. Gavin Newsom and ...

How’d lawmakers close this year’s budget chasm? For starters, they pulled $12 billion from the state’s reserves for the next ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

The Rose Parade is right around the corner, and thousands of people are already preparing to flock to Pasadena for the New ...

Starting in the new year, California will increase family leave payments for workers caring for a new child or sick family ...

Ventura County could see even higher swells with seven to 11-foot surf. Further north, the Central Coast is looking at up to ...

Did you eat and drink your fill at the holiday buffet? Us too! Now, we have some ideas of where you can get some steps in and ...

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.