A federal appeals court largely upheld a California law on Tuesday making it illegal, absent parental permission, for social media companies to provide children with "addictive feeds" that the state fears could damage their mental health.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaims Sept. 9, 2025, as California's 175th anniversary. The state was incorporated in 1850.

California tried to play by a higher set of standards with its independent redistricting, Newsom said. An election in November could change that.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a pre-recorded State of the State address for a second consecutive year.

Labor leaders representing state workers said the state isn’t engaging the union early enough in AI discussions. The Newsom administration disagreed.

The 2026 contest is California’s most competitive governor’s race in decades, and many Democrats are still searching for an alternative to former Rep. Katie Porter, who rose to prominence with her sharp questioning of corporate executives and government officials in Washington and is viewed by some as too progressive.

A nonpartisan event in Sacramento will play host to many of the candidates vying to be the next governor of California.