SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom thought he could push an ambitious housing proposal through California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature. Instead, he ran into a wall of resistance from ...

California has seen a decrease in homelessness, with the city and county of Los Angeles experiencing a 4% drop in total homelessness, but recent budget cuts threaten continued progress.

Ten months ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have forced prescription drug middlemen to be licensed ...

Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities ... The changes to the program, known as Medi-Cal, are a scaled-back version of Newsom’s proposal in May.

Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is counting $7 billion drawn from a reserve account as revenue, making California's $20 billion budget deficit seem smaller.

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his revised 2025-26 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2025. ((Fred Greaves ...

The proposal is among a series of policies Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are expected to advance in the coming days as part of the $321.1-billion budget.

The California governor planned to skip the unveiling of his annual budget proposal, and for good reason. It’s too soon to predict state finances.