California voters are headed to the polls to cast ballots on Prop. 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan aimed at pushing back on Republicans.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says the exercise is potentially dangerous and has forced him to close a 17-mile portion of the interstate for safety reasons.

California Governor Gavin Newsom approved AB749 to study youth sports access while 17 school districts oppose state policies on transgender athletes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed preferential college admissions to descendants of enslaved persons. The proposal arose as California continues its process of exploring reparations for slavery and racism, while the Trump administration pushes back against diversity efforts and policies that acknowledge race.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at allowing universities to give the descendants of slaves special consideration in admissions, saying it was unnecessary as colleges already have the authority to do that.

The law bans new sales of "semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to a fully automatic machine gun with the use of a simple 'switch.'"

The failure of SB 414 comes as state leaders have struggled for years to address weaknesses in education laws highlighted by high-profile charter school cases.

The new law overrules local zoning to allow for the construction of condos in single-family neighborhoods near transit stops.