California

Nearly two years after the devastating Palisades fire destroyed 6,000 homes in one of Los Angeles' most cherished neighborhoods, only about 30 have been fully rebuilt, leaving residents trapped between government failure and agonizing uncertainty under Mayor Karen Bass' leadership, The Federalist reports.

Parents have filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto High School in California after it allowed a field trip to a mosque where students were given Qurans and encouraged to wear hijabs.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that beginning January 1, 2027, the state will increase its minimum wage to $17.40 an hour.

California has been ranked as the nation's least affordable state, although it was also ranked as the 35th best state overall.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will implement a new framework to modernize noise standards, paving the way for high-speed rail development.

Supporters of a ballot initiative that changes California's voter ID rules have accused the California Attorney General Rob Bonta of rigging the election.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is withholding more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the administration suspects widespread fraud and noncompliance in both states.

Gavin Newsom just signed a law that will put the driver's licenses of 17 million Californians on their phones.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors recently passed a set of reparations aimed at addressing what the county says is a history of racial inequity.

Sacramento has a new plan: force abortion pills onto 92 community college campuses whether the schools can handle it or not.