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A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
The city of Sacramento is now a transgender sanctuary city, believed to be the first in California to vote for this designation.
Advocates and supporters of the resolution say it will protect people who may come to the city from other states where gender-affirming care is banned.
A group of parent activists are planning to sue California's attorney general over a newly filed initiative centered on transgender students.
President Biden honored transgender Americans on Trans Day of Remembrance, which falls on Nov. 20 and serves to pay tribute to trans people who have lost their lives to violence.
Trans Day of Remembrance is an annual observance that originally honored trans people lost to acts of violence — but has now become so much more.
In several cases, the Church was vague, saying it would leave decisions up to what it termed "pastoral prudence."
A controversial speaker is set to take the stage at the University of California, Davis on Friday, sparking outrage among some students and campus groups.
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
A lawsuit could be on its way to Rocklin Unified School District after its board voted to change a policy over transgender rights. The change requires staff to notify parents if students request to identify as a gender other than their biological sex.
Student rights versus parents’ rights? Many Rocklin students we talked to fear the change.
The district's board of trustees voted 4-1 in favor of the policy, which requires teachers or school staff to notify parents if their children request to be identified as a gender other than the child's biological sex or gender, use pronouns that do not align with the student's biological gender, or request access to bathrooms that don't align with their gender.
The Rocklin Unified School District has voted to approve a policy requiring teachers and school staff to notify parents if their children request to be identified as anything other than their biological sex.
The Rocklin School Board voted to approve a policy requiring staff to notify parents if students request to be identified as a gender other than the child's biological sex or access sex-segregated school programs, bathrooms, or changing facilities. The school board chambers were packed Wednesday, with some showing the emotions of the decision on their faces and some with signs. Some of the board members in favor said this is not a political or religious agenda and that the policy did not break state or federal law. But opponents said it would put teachers, other school employees, and students at risk.
The new policy would require teachers or school staff to notify parents if their children requested to be identified as a gender other than the child's biological sex.
The Rocklin Unified School District is meeting on Wednesday night to vote on a controversial policy that would require parents to be notified if their child wants to identify as transgender.
A declaration will be made for the LGBTY+ community as a group of California assemblymembers are announcing a resolution to adopt a transgender history month. California would be the first state in the nation to do so if the resolution passes. Supporters say it's about education and visibility. Transgender History Month has been previously adopted in some California cities like San Francisco, but this push for this voted resolution will make it statewide.
Should California adopt and recognize a Transgender History Month?
Assembly members are gathering to make this announcement about declaring a Transgender History Month – which already exists in some cities, like San Francisco, but this push is moving statewide.
Carlos Santana faced criticism on Thursday when a video of the musician making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media.
"For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all," Mulvaney said.
Pride celebrations are taking place all around the country. But this year, the festivities are tempered by a backlash against transgender people.
A California Assembly bill that would ensure a child's gender identity is included in custody cases is generating backlash and questions from those who feel it takes away parental rights.
Nearly one in three LGBTQ young people surveyed said their mental health was poor most of the time or always, according to the results of a national survey released Monday by The Trevor Project.
A sponsored post ignited outrage from conservatives, including from singers Kid Rock and Travis Tritt.
An hours-long standoff at a home in Woodland ended peacefully with a shooting now suspect in custody, authorities say.
E. coli outbreaks in food are making headlines, prompting questions about how to stay safe from the bacteria that can cause sickness.
Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov fell from a fifth-floor balcony after taking painkillers ahead of back surgery, Russian media reported.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
UC Davis has been named one of the most anti-Jewish colleges in America by the nonprofit advocacy group Stop Antisemitism.
With winter weather hitting the Sacramento region, the National Weather Service wants to make sure communities are prepared. It is why it changed some of its cold weather alerts this fall.
UC Davis has been named one of the most anti-Jewish colleges in America by the nonprofit advocacy group Stop Antisemitism.
A woman died at the hospital after she was stabbed in Sacramento County Sunday morning, authorities said.
An hours-long standoff at a home in Woodland ended peacefully with a shooting now suspect in custody, authorities say.
E. coli outbreaks in food are making headlines, prompting questions about how to stay safe from the bacteria that can cause sickness.
The American River Bridge Deck Replacement Project has been in the works for years but neighbors say construction at all hours of the night is becoming unbearable.
Sacramento is slowly inching closer to building a new bridge that could one day expand light rail to Sacramento International Airport.
Tens of thousands of dollars are being given away to aspiring Sacramento filmmakers who are willing to tell their stories on TV.
City leaders are considering declaring a traffic fatality state of emergency.
The bridge has never opened due to safety concerns, and now the city's original deadline to come up with a solution has been missed.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California who was captured during World War II and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Reno was forced to make an emergency landing in Sacramento Wednesday evening, the second such incident involving a Southwest flight from the Bay Area in as many days.
A multi-day storm system brings more rain and Sierra snow through the end of the week. Our First Alert Weather team has made Wednesday, Thursday and Friday First Alert Action days.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining and the Seattle Seahawks snapped a six-game losing streak against the San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 victory.
After scoring 60 points in a losing effort the night before, De'Aaron Fox scored 49 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 121-117 win over the Utah Jazz.
Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha defected to the U.S. in 1981, and over the next 30-plus years, became a guiding force in American gymnastics, though not without controversy.
Anthony Edwards had 36 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 130-126 in overtime on Friday night despite a franchise-record 60 points from De'Aaron Fox.
Mr. Biden has made addressing climate change a key part of his policy agenda.
Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
Sacramento city leaders met Thursday morning in Old Sacramento to announce plans to upgrade the waterfront and construct a new hotel downtown.
Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Since Movember started, it's raised over a billion dollars to help fund programs for prostate and testicular cancer as well as suicide prevention.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.
Sacramento County is reporting a staggering drop in the number of fentanyl-related deaths so far this year when compared to all of 2023.
Consumer Reports applauds food giant's decision after less-than-expected demand for the meal kits from school districts.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
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.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
The CHP captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout confirmed.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The Call Kurtis team has found that some companies you may already be doing business with may offer streaming for free, or at deeply discounted rates.
During the last few years, the issue for the real estate market in Sacramento was that few homes were for sale. But, that has changed. Inventory is now up. Unfortunately, demand for that residential inventory isn't.
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
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.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this week.
Our produce man Michael Marks has the best deals in seasonal fruits and veggies.
UC Davis has been named one of the most anti-Jewish colleges in America by the nonprofit advocacy group Stop Antisemitism.
UC Davis has been named one of the most anti-Jewish colleges in America by nonprofit advocacy group Stop Antisemitism.
A woman died at the hospital after she was stabbed in Sacramento County Sunday morning, authorities said.