New California Assembly speaker pledges to tackle the state's biggest issues
Assemblymember Robert Rivas has been sworn in as the next speaker of California's state Assembly.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas has been sworn in as the next speaker of California's state Assembly.
California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force is meeting for the final time in a crowded hearing room in Sacramento.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats who control the state Legislature have agreed on how to spend $310.8 billion over the next year, endorsing a plan that covers a nearly $32 billion budget deficit without raiding the state's savings account.
A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been delayed for nearly two years following industry resistance. Now the Democrats who control the state Legislature might have figured out how to raise worker pay anyway.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bay Area elected officials spoke out on Saturday marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded the Medal of Valor to 10 California Highway Patrol officers, including one who saved a 4-year-old boy from being drowned by his own mother in Marysville in December 2021.
A new study by the University of California, San Francisco shows that homeless people in California were struggling with poor health and deep poverty before becoming homeless.
A new study by the University of California, San Francisco shows that homeless people in California were struggling with poor health and deep poverty before becoming homeless.
President Joe Biden touched down in California on Monday for a multi-day trip to fundraise for his re-election campaign and announce $600 million in federal support to reduce the impacts of climate change. Alongside President Biden was California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no chance "on God's green earth" he's running for president in 2024, but he wants to make clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is "weak" and "undisciplined" and "will be crushed by Donald Trump."
The Florida governor pitched his vision if elected to the presidency but stayed away from discussing California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
On this Juneteenth, we are taking a closer look at California's connection to this federal holiday. Contrary to what most of us learned in school, California has a conflicted history of slavery and is now trying to right a wrong.
President Joe Biden visited a nature preserve in Palo Alto Monday to announce more than $600 million for climate adaption projects during a visit to the Bay Area.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit.
Ron DeSantis challenged Gavin Newsom to join the presidential race earlier this week.
Immigrants seeking refuge in America found their way into California on Wednesday following Texas Governor Greg Abbott's move to transport them out of the state.
California's top cop is demanding records from Florida to see if the state broke laws in what he calls the "deceptive" and "immoral" decision to ship three dozen migrants unannounced on two separate flights to Sacramento earlier this month.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, insisting President Joe Biden is physically fit for a second term as president while refusing to say whether supporters have urged him to run against Biden on the 2024 ballot.
California's transit agencies are asking Democrats who control the state's government to rescue them like Democrats in New York recently did.
Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to end the country's gun violence crisis.
According to Newsom, the 28th Amendment proposal guarantees common-sense protections that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and gun owners overwhelmingly support.
Florida officials said Tuesday that newly released video of migrants on recent flights to California refutes claims that the migrants were coerced to travel under false pretenses.
California's Attorney General says all legal charges, including kidnapping, are being considered and reviewed after a second plane with more than a dozen migrants arrived unannounced in Sacramento on Monday.
California's top cop is calling out presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the migrants were flown into Sacramento and dumped as "political pawns."
California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment.
An inmate who authorities say is considered "violent and dangerous" escaped a Northern California jail on Friday morning
Two new laws signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will offer financial protections to child influencers and content creators.
A big rig went up in smoke along Highway 99 near Stockton early Friday morning, causing a traffic mess into the commute hours.
An Amtrak train bound for Central California struck a vehicle that was on the tracks early Friday morning, officials say.
From economic impact to ticket prices to playing on artificial turf, the sports world is abuzz with the A's making a big move to Sutter Health Park.
In an emotional farewell, the Oakland Athletics ended their five-plus decades in the East Bay on a winning note, defeating the Texas Rangers 3-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Coliseum Thursday afternoon.
It's a common complaint that people's power bills keep going up and SMUD is already in the middle of four planned rate hikes.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment.
An investigation is underway after an infant was found dead in Lodi on Thursday morning, police said.
St. Mary Cemetery has found itself at the center of controversy following revelations that it improperly managed graves, including burying someone in the wrong plot and moving a grave without notifying the family.
With nearly seven million people currently living with Alzheimer's in the US, advocates stress the urgency of finding a cure, especially as that number is expected to double by 2050.
A busy highway was shut down and turned into a crime scene in the middle of Sacramento on Tuesday.
Sacramento is considering a new guaranteed basic income for the city's foster youth. It comes as part of an infusion of taxpayer dollars into youth programs across the city.
It was a weekend of violence across Sacramento with police saying two of the deadly shootings stemmed from sideshows.
An inmate who authorities say is considered "violent and dangerous" escaped a Northern California jail on Friday morning
The penalty for soliciting and buying sex from minors under 16 will be raised to a felony under a new California law signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Just over two months after the Park Fire broke out in Chico, officials said the fire is 100% contained after burning more than 429,000 acres across Northern California.
The last home game of the Oakland A's at the Coliseum is triggering a flood of fans' memories and tears, even for actor Tom Hanks.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
From economic impact to ticket prices to playing on artificial turf, the sports world is abuzz with the A's making a big move to Sutter Health Park.
In an emotional farewell, the Oakland Athletics ended their five-plus decades in the East Bay on a winning note, defeating the Texas Rangers 3-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Coliseum Thursday afternoon.
The last home game of the Oakland A's at the Coliseum is triggering a flood of fans' memories and tears, even for actor Tom Hanks.
Sacramento State leaders announced on Thursday plans to build a new multi-use stadium – a move that's expected to help build the school's case to join the Pac-12.
Stadiums in Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Seattle, and Tampa have been picked as emergency locations.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment.
Grocery costs barely rose last month, according to Friday's report, and energy costs dropped 0.8%, led by cheaper gasoline.
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to announce that she intends to keep President Biden's asylum crackdown in place.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
The Biden administration is planning to issue a regulation to cement the sweeping asylum restrictions it enacted at the southern border over the summer.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Ten deaths have been linked to now-recalled Boar's Head products.
Thirteen states in Appalachia join others in placing free boxes of naloxine in metal dispensers once used for newspapers, as part of Save a Life Day.
With nearly seven million people currently living with Alzheimer's in the US, advocates stress the urgency of finding a cure, especially as that number is expected to double by 2050.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have found some Monday restaurant deals you can score.
College classes are now back in session, and CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have been on the lookout for discounts for college students that they may not even realize they can receive.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Credit card companies are responsible for fraud loss, under federal law. But there's no penalty for big banks when venerable victims wire thousands of dollars to scammers.
When California Democrats accept oil money or vote against "climate-friendly" bills, they are often criticized or accused of being beholden to the oil industry. But are they?
A CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
California lawmakers are trying again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students.
St. Mary Cemetery has found itself at the center of controversy following revelations that it improperly managed graves, including burying someone in the wrong plot and moving a grave without notifying the family.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team are always on the lookout for ways to score deep discounts, including bin bargains.
In a heartbreaking incident that has left a mother devastated, a Natomas woman recently learned that the cemetery where her daughter is buried moved her grave without notifying her.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
El Dorado and Placer County communities continue to recover two years after the Mosquito Fire burned more than 76,000 acres.
Several areas were repopulated in Sierra County days after a wildfire erupted in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest.
The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday.
A flash flood warning will be in effect this weekend for the Park Fire burn scar area as wet weather is expected to roll through Northern California.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
The fact that the Oakland A's and Sacramento River Cats will share a field at Sutter Health Park has stirred some controversy since the news broke that a new artificial turf field will replace the existing grass field at the stadium.
A's manager Mark Kotsay and several players shared their thoughts after winning the final game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday.
Rosemont parents are looking for answers after a 12-year-old student was hit by a car on their way to school.
The penalty for soliciting and buying sex from minors under 16 will be raised to a felony under a new California law signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
It's a common complaint that people's power bills keep going up and SMUD is already in the middle of four planned rate hikes.