There are also several areas considered hotspots for coastal sinking. "By 2050, sea levels in California are expected to increase to between 6 and 14.5 inches (15 and 37 centimeters) higher than ...

Income inequality in California has reached one of the highest levels in the nation, with the wealthiest families earning significantly more than those at the bottom, according to the U.S. Census ...

Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced her bid for California governor Tuesday, joining a growing field of Democratic contenders in the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). In an ...

Morning mist rises off a California Delta waterway called Whiskey Slough, about 10 miles west of Stockton, Calif.Credit... Supported by Photographs and Text by Ryan Christopher Jones Mr. Jones is ...

State and federal agencies that control California’s major water systems in the Central Valley announced plans to deliver more water supplies to the state’s farms and cities. The increase in ...

THE BUZZ: FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: REHEATING HIS NACHOS — In many ways, Jesse Gabriel was trying to make California healthy again before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gabriel, a Democratic assemblymember from ...

As California struggles to defend itself against increasingly destructive urban wildfires, recent fire deaths in Altadena highlight what researchers say is a growing trend in victim demographics.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested nearly $40 billion in wildfire recovery aid in a letter to members of Congress on Friday. At least 29 people died as a result of the raging fires in Southern ...

ALTADENA, Calif.—California’s economic future hinges on solving the state’s crippling housing shortage. The charred landscape around Los Angeles presents a major test. January’s wildfires ...

In a letter to Congress, California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested nearly $40 billion to help Los Angeles recover from January's fires. "I'm asking Congress to have the back of the American people ...

California will launch the "first-in-the-nation" digital democracy program to help support community conversations and promote public engagement on important topics, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California has kicked off 2025 with impressive clean electricity generation, marked by a decline in gas use, increased wind and battery output, and—last Sunday—solar meeting nearly 100% of ...