California Politics

A 2022 law limits campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from a donor with a license, building permit or other proceeding before the officials. Now there’s a bill to raise the ... Read More

Amid Political Violence, California Legislators Seek to Use Campaign Funds for Security

With continuing concerns about political violence, a bill would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign donations for security expenses. Gov. Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. Read More

California's population has grown for the first time since 2019, according to governor's report

The populous state of California has seen a major decline in population since 2019, but it is finally seeing the growth in the state's residential numbers according to a report. Read More

Fact-checking claims that George Soros is ‘paying student radicals’ involved in campus protests

Soros has awarded grants to two groups possibly linked to the protests, but the connections between that money and campus protesters had several degrees of separation. Read More

Empires begin to strike back at left

With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California ... don’t ... Read More

Second day of testimony wraps in Trump hush money trial

Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial continued Tuesday with more testimony from former tabloid executive David Pecker. The judge also held a gag order hearing. Read More

California lawmakers kill measure meant to keep politics out of customer utility bills

State lawmakers rejected a measure to prohibit California’s major energy utilities from recovering expenses for political activities Monday evening, after most members of the senate energy committee ... Read More

18th century farmhouse dangling over edge of cliff on UK coast

A historic 18-century British farmhouse is precariously hanging over the edge of an eroded coastal cliff, photos show. The structure at Cliff Farm in Trimingham, Norfolk, England, is ... Read More

Chef José Andrés: Aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity'

They risked everything "to feed people they did not know and will never meet," the charity founder told mourners Thursday. Read More

Meet Caleb Williams’ girlfriend Alina Thyregod after red carpet debut at 2024 NFL Draft

Learn more about Caleb Williams’ girlfriend Alina Thyregod after the Bears’ No. 1 overall pick made an appearance at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit on Thursday. Read More

Campus protests: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread as some schools crack down

Columbia protestors agree to dismantle some tents. Gaza war protest encampments spread across U.S. universities. Columbia says 'alternate options' would be considered to clear the encampment. Read More

Chef José Andrés says aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity'

The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the “best of humanity” and risked everything “to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” ... Read More