State Sen. Tom Umberg says his bill ‘places California at the forefront of national efforts to protect voters from a ...

Katie King is a state government reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Phil Willon is the California politics editor based in ...

New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year. Labor ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law in 2025, with many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace ...