Here are the 28 states where workers are guaranteed time off to vote
Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
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Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave laws.
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will need to secure at least 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the 2024 presidential election.
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.
One week before election day, 29 counties opened polls for early in-person voting, but not all counties have this option.
With two weeks left until Election Day, we are getting our first look at who is voting early in Sacramento County and what it could mean when the results come in.
Donald Trump spent Saturday night in solidly liberal California, seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to what he described as the failures of her home state.
Cards Against Humanity counters move earlier in the month by pro-Trump super PAC funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Just weeks before the presidential election, new rules are going into effect in some states that can jeopardize people's right to vote, from challenges to voter registrations, to limits on when and how ballots may be cast.
California lawmakers have unveiled two bond measures that would go to voters in November.
A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will likely take effect in the coming days.
A California ballot measure to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is threatening to become a litmus test for whether the state's Democrats are tough enough on crime to retain their seats in Congress.
A look at young voters and the 2024 election.
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state's November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes.
A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot.
A proposed measure in California that would have required schools in California to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at school has failed to qualify for the November ballot.
The California Supreme Court is weighing whether to remove a measure from the November ballot that would make it harder for the state and local governments to raise taxes.
Despite the backing of Gov. Gavin Newsom and multi-million-dollar campaign, a key measure to combat homelessness in California barely passed, reflecting voter fatigue and frustration about the crisis that continues to dog the state's Democratic leadership.
Vladimir Putin has faced no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.
Californians are hitting the polls on Super Tuesday, and same-day voter registration means it's not too late to participate in election day.
Super Tuesday 2024 has passed and Sacramento residents have turned in their ballots to vote on several impactful races both locally and across the state.
A state law passed in 2016 allows many people in county jails to vote by mail behind bars.
There were hundreds of delegates up for grabs for both Democrats and Republicans on Super Tuesday.
California votes on Super Tuesday 2024, but Sacramento residents can already start dropping off their ballots at certain polling places.
Officers arrested 28 people who were protesting outside Travis Air Force Base on Wednesday, the Fairfield Police Department said.
The council voted 3-2 in favor of adopting the new ordinance.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a rollover crash in Orangevale that left four passengers, including three children, injured, officials said Wednesday night.
The proposed breakup calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine.
Expect rounds of heavy rain and Sierra snow, flooding concerns and travel impacts through the weekend.
The council voted 3-2 in favor of adopting the new ordinance.
Flojaune Cofer and California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, both Democrats, emerged from the March primary election as the top two candidates in Sacramento's mayoral race.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
Officers arrested 28 people who were protesting outside Travis Air Force Base on Wednesday, the Fairfield Police Department said.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
Two people were shot and killed in the Northgate area of Sacramento, police said Tuesday.
The Sacramento City Council has given the green light for a cannabis lounge pilot program.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
From Sacramento to the White House, here's a look at President-elect Donald Trump's pick for communications director.
Thousands of University of California health and service workers have hit the picket line as of Wednesday morning.
Expect rounds of heavy rain and Sierra snow, flooding concerns and travel impacts through the weekend before Thanksgiving as atmospheric river moves through Northern California
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.
The San Francisco 49ers are expecting to get star tight end George Kittle back this week for a key game against Green Bay but are uncertain whether top pass rusher Nick Bosa will be able to play.
"Inside the NBA" will continue on other networks, even though will no longer be airing on TNT at the end of this season.
The San Francisco 49ers got a taste of what their defense looks like without Nick Bosa in the second half of a loss to Seattle.
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.
Flojaune Cofer and California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, both Democrats, emerged from the March primary election as the top two candidates in Sacramento's mayoral race.
Director of Pentagon office probing UFOs showed Congress 3 cases it's resolved, but also discussed 3 — out of nearly two dozen — still under active investigation.
Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term.
Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The leaked materials include the sworn deposition of the minor with whom former Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly had sex.
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said they have identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County.
Officials suspect that migratory birds likely spread the H5N1 virus there.
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.
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.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
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.
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.
The Davis City Council met Wednesday night to consider a crack down on homeless encampments in the city that officials say are popping up more often and can be a public health and safety concern.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
Brady Halbleib went up the mountain as an atmospheric river arrived in Northern California.
Sacramento's mayoral race remains too close to call fewer than three weeks before the winner is set to be sworn in.
A suspect is behind bars after police say he confessed to shooting them with a BB gun over their ethnicity.