The lawsuit from three Orange County preservation groups argues that supposedly historic buildings should be afforded the same environmental protections as "air, water, and forests."
California Democrats and their labor union allies are embracing anti-democratic principles to thwart the will of the people.
A comparison of Texas and California suggests that legal edicts matter less than The New York Times thinks.
Small business owners and sheriffs are leading the revolt against Governor Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders, which they say are unscientific and ineffective.
California is driving on fumes and living off the residual investments and innovations of past generations. Is it any wonder so many Californians are heading to Texas or Arizona?
Some progressives are for criminal justice reform only when it's convenient.
Concord's ban on smoking and vaping in private apartments allows residents to take civil action against their neighbors for violating the policy.
A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures.
The evidence is limited and mixed, but data from New York, Minnesota, and California suggest that restaurants there account for a small share of infections.
The decision says the government failed to present any evidence of virus transmission in restaurants that follow COVID-19 precautions.
The ban is "not a comment on the relative safety of outdoor dining," Mark Ghaly says, but part of the effort to keep people from leaving home.
A tentative decision from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant is yet another rebuke of officials trying to reimpose March-style lockdowns on a skeptical public.
San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow, who supported last spring's stay-at-home orders, airs his misgivings about reviving that policy.
Cash bail is as unjust as it is arbitrary.
Policymakers "must not penalize residents for earning a livelihood, safeguarding their mental health, or enjoying our most cherished freedoms," said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra loves to tell people what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
The governor's latest order dials up restrictions on whole swaths of California's economy in an effort to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
Bob Bryant was infected with COVID-19 while on vacation and died. A news story tries to link that to church services.
How pandemics joined war, terrorism, crime, and economic depression in the toolbox for ratcheting up government
Restaurant owners speak out about the "crippling" order, which will last at least three weeks.
Unfortunately, I'd guess the party did just well enough in the last election to punt those discussions to another day.
Bounchan Keola was injured while fighting the deadly Zogg Fire. California rewarded him with a possible deportation.
By arbitrarily foreclosing relatively safe social and recreational options, politicians encourage defiance, resentment, and riskier substitutes.
Plus: National Labor Relations Board rules against The Federalist, France is getting less free, and more...
The department will update its training to remind officers that citizens should not be arrested for exercising their First Amendment rights.
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After violating his own rules, California's governor offers deceitful excuses and announces new restrictions for the little people.
The state's electricity grid operators warned in 2019 that power shortages might become increasingly common when heat waves hit in the coming years.
A bill under consideration by the city's Board of Supervisors would ban smoking in private dwellings located in apartment buildings with three or more units.
With several ballot initiatives on Election Day, voters decisively rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state's politically dominant unions, and the legislature.
A struggling, costly boondoggle sees a much friendlier administration taking charge.
The state's insurance commissioner forbids the canceling of policies for homes in risky areas.
Nearly 60 percent of Californians approved a proposition to exempt Uber and Lyft from most of Assembly Bill 5.
Instead of deregulating like other cities, Fresno is trying to drive small alcohol vendors out of its market
Tax hikes? Drug wars? Racial Preferences? Not today.
California Sen. Scott Wiener coasted to victory in an election that pitted his deregulatory housing agenda against his opponent's socialist vision.
Beneficial outcomes on at least three of four important California ballot measures: racial preferences, rent control, and protecting ride-share businesses and workers.
These votes could have a big impact on the nation as a whole, as well as California.
California's COVID-19 business closures have turned Ghost Golf into a shadow of its former self. Its owner is now suing the governor for the right to reopen.
The ballot initiative would allow companies such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to classify workers as independent contractors rather than as permanent employees.
Only 37 percent of voters said they support Prop. 21, which would give local governments more power to limit rent hikes.
Restaurants in five counties are threatening legal action.
State lawmakers want Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees. A majority of drivers disagree.
"To hear that the District is focusing energy and resources on renaming schools is offensive," says Mayor London Breed.
California's new approach to combating coronavirus layers on yet more requirements for counties looking to reopen businesses.
Climate activists call a video "misleading" not because it's factually inaccurate, but because it doesn't say what they want it to.
