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Eight people were shot, two of them fatally, in heavily gun-controlled Los Angeles, California, on Monday around 1:00 a.m..

Sales of electric vehicles (EV) in California continue to stagnate, throwing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate in doubt — even as the state fights to save it in court from repeal by Congress and President Donald Trump.

Federal authorities arrested a Southern California man Friday for allegedly sending a dozen payments to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, commonly known as the foreign terrorist group ISIS.

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants, including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group, were arrested on charges of allegedly running an illegal gambling business at an Encino, California, mansion that the former player owns.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is obsessed with politics, to the point that he is gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts — a waste of time, money, and effort that would be better spent helping fire victims.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris ruled out a run for California governor in 2026, noting that her leadership and public service would “not be in elected office.” Harris, who was the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential election, issued a

The fire-ravaged community of Pacific Palisades notched a political victory Tuesday when Governor Gavin Newsom (D) agreed to issue an executive order exempting fire zones from urban densification legislation.

The entire school board for a Sacramento school that teaches English to migrants has resigned after a state audit revealed massive fraud.

Tesla is taking a gradual approach to introducing its autonomous driving technology in the San Francisco Bay Area by initially offering a ride service with humans at the wheel while it awaits regulatory approval for its robotaxis.

A Glendale man with a history of lewd behavior was arrested after police received a report of a suspicious individual loitering in a California department store in Burbank, California. Police officers arrested 38-year-old Calese Carron Crowder after officers allegedly observed the man crouching behind a woman and sniffing her buttocks, a lewd act Crowder is suspected of committing in the past.

Two staffers at a surgery clinic have been arrested for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest on July 8 in Ontario, California.

North Carolina woman Kelsey Pittman has been reported alive nine months after she went missing when her abandoned car was found in California’s Slab City — an “off-the-grid, alternative lifestyle” community near Sonoran Desert and the Salton Sea. Pittman, 33, was

Five Planned Parenthood facilities are being forced to close in Northern California as a result of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which prevents state Medicaid programs from funding groups that also provide abortion services.

Fire Aid may be flawed, but it’s not Fyre Festival, the notorious fraud. Many — not all — of the recipient groups are doing good work.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that his state will match any changes made in Texas to the number of seats in the House of Representatives with redistricting.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order on homelessness to make it easier for state and local governments to move the homeless into rehab centers by saying

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Wednesday that she had issued two new executive orders aimed at speeding up the rebuilding effort in Pacific Palisades, including the fast-tracking of “pre-approved” designs.

Southern California Edison is reportedly offering to pay residents of Altadena and northern Pasadena whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the Eaton Fire, rather than facing them in court and paying even more.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) wants to scrap California’s nominally independent redistricting process in favor of a partisan gerrymander for Congress, following in the footsteps of Illinois Gov. J.B. Prizker (D).

Chenguang Gong, a 59-year-old resident of San Jose, pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing missile-tracking technology from a research and development firm in the Los Angeles area.

California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers has resulted in a significant decline in employment in that sector, leading to 18,000 fewer jobs than would have been the case otherwise.

A ban on parking RVs is set to hit the homeless population in San Francisco, a city where the issue of homelessness has long plagued residents.

Money raised by Hollywood for victims of the Los Angeles fires through FireAid went to some worthy causes – and some controversial nonprofit groups.

An illegal alien has been taken into federal custody after serving just three and a half years in prison for vehicular manslaughter. 

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to demand the elimination of cashless bail, saying the policy has failed and is endangering public safety.

President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of falsifying loan documents and said Schiff “should pay the price of prison for a real crime.” 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that she wanted to “heap praise” on the Trump administration for its response to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires earlier this year — contradicting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

A suspected drug dealer is facing murder charges in connection with the fentanyl deaths of two babies in May and August of 2023 in San Jose, California, Santa Clara County prosecutors said.

Questions are being raised about how the roughly $100 million raised by “Fire Aid” concerts in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires earlier this year is being spent — with some claiming victims are receiving nothing.

The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 broke the record for the costliest fire insurance losses in history, with the insured losses alone reaching $40 billion, according to a new report.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has already started his 2028 presidential campaign — but his state has the highest unemployment rate in the United States.

The owner and heiress of In-N-Out Burger is relocating her family from California, one reason being it is “hard to do business” and raise a family there.

A child abuse investigation led authorities to the giant home of a couple in Arcadia, California, where they found 21 young children, some of whom were birthed by surrogate mothers, according to police. 

U.S. Border Patrol swept a Home Depot parking lot near California’s capital, Sacramento, this week, arresting nearly a dozen illegal aliens.

The State of California sued the Trump administration Thursday over President Donald Trump’s decision to claw back $4 billion in federal funds for the state’s troubled and delayed high-speed rail project.

Zohran Mamdani has everyone worried about socialism in New York — but thanks to Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, it’s already here, in L.A.