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Gov. Gavin Newsom warned mortgage lenders against needlessly delaying or denying insurance funds to survivors of the Los Angeles firestorms and directed state agencies to collect consumer complaints that may violate protection laws.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 172 on July 13, locking permanent state funding into California's Farm to School Program, which connects K-12 schools with local farmers and healthy meals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a housing trailer bill that modernizes the state's affordable-housing finance system, aiming to cut building costs and speed construction of homes for low- and middle-income Californians.
Assembly Bill 181, carried by Assemblymembers David Alvarez of San Diego and Darshana Patel of Poway, creates an appointed Education Commissioner under the State Board of Education to manage the Department of Education, while strengthening the independently elected State Superint
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the graduation of six new California Highway Patrol canine teams, including the agency's first-ever Springer Spaniel.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation adding $2.4 billion in special education funding — a 43% increase over the prior year — raising the per-student rate to $1,340.
California is nearing completion of a multi-year effort to return 136 acres of Blues Beach and adjacent Mendocino County bluffs to tribal stewardship, state officials said Friday. The California Transportation Commission has approved the transfer to Kai Poma, a nonprofit established by thr
California seized more than 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis valued at over $104 million during coordinated enforcement operations conducted between April and June, Governor Gavin Newsom announced.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation directing an additional $2.4 billion to K-12 special education, a 43% increase over the prior year and the largest such investment in state history.
The U.S. Postal Service plans to raise postage rates this summer, pending approval.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Share from Big Corporations Act, a measure supporters say will ease pressure on Medi-Cal and shield taxpayers from the cost of corporate employee health coverage.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the first three FireSat wildfire-detection satellites, a partnership aimed at spotting blazes earlier from orbit.
The Supreme Court declined to block Texas's app store age-verification law, a decision that lands as California prepares to enforce its own age-assurance approach under AB 1043.
A San Francisco judge ruled that Attorney General Rob Bonta lacked authority to ban blackjack-style games at the state's private cardrooms, preserving the games and local tax revenue they generate.
California's Ready California program has awarded $12.5 million to 31 community groups for disaster preparedness outreach, Governor Gavin Newsom announced. The program has invested $100 million in community resilience since 2019 as federal preparedness support shrinks.
California's financial regulator ordered five brokerage firms, including Edward Jones and LPL Financial, to refund more than $1.3 million to customers charged excessive commissions on small-dollar transactions, following a multi-state investigation.
Governor Gavin Newsom swore in Tomiquia Moss as secretary of the newly established California Housing and Homelessness Agency, created to coordinate the state's housing production and homelessness response.
California struck a first-of-its-kind deal with San Francisco-based Anthropic to give every state agency, city and county access to the Claude AI assistant at a 50 percent discount, Governor Gavin Newsom announced.
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agreed to restore $900 million for the state's Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program, reversing an earlier push to limit new spending.
Saratoga, California — Governor Gavin Newsom announced July 4 that California is deploying 15 CAL FIRE engines and 53 personnel to Colorado to support firefighting efforts on the Aspen Acres Fire, which has burned over 85,000 acres and remains at zero percent containment.
The 2026-27 state budget directs $6 million in one-time spending and $1.5 million in annual support to fight the invasive golden mussel, first detected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2024 and now spreading statewide.
