The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting various new public safety laws that were passed during this year’s ...

California public schools will expand alcohol education in 2025 thanks to a new law. The law’s author, Wendy Carrillo, wrote ...

California Republican leaders appeared to mock Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to a critical analysis of his handling of ...

A new batch of laws targeting crimes that have increased a "sense of social anxiety" among Californians reflects support for stronger penalties following a decade of easing punishments, but experts ...

I just want folks in Vallejo to know, you are not getting the CHP to do the work of local law enforcement.” Newsom said.

California schools are already required to provide instruction about alcohol, narcotics and other dangerous drugs.

Gavin Newsom. Five-year-old male Yun Chuan and four-year-old female Xin Bao are the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years. To learn more about the San Diego Zoo Alliance, visit: ...

This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was ripped for his criticism of an analysis of California's continued increase in homelessness, as Republicans said no increase is celebratory.

Over $23 million worth of illegal cannabis was recently seized in East Oakland, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. The ...

Californians moved right on criminal justice for the first time in more than two decades, voting for sterner sentences on ...