Alex Padilla

Prosecutors say the Oroville bus shooting suspect is competent to stand trial. Also, Cal Fire Local 2881 president says firefighter staffing shortage didn't happen overnight, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report drug overdoses have set another record.

Cal Fire units in the North State are facing staffing challenges ahead of the summer fire season. Also, a California senator says there’s new urgency to pass a federal abortion rights law, and state voters in November could be faced with two proposals to legalize sports gambling.

Gov. Gavin Newsom ends some pandemic-related executive orders but maintains emergency powers. Also, a senator from California proposes half a trillion dollars in affordable housing spending, and researchers find many city and county climate plans are falling behind.

After Joe Biden picked Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate in August, the parlor game of choice for California’s most politically…

With only 28 days until the General Election, some 21 million Californians are starting to receive the mail-in ballots being sent to every active…