A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, California lawmakers unveiled three bills informed by the Chronicle's reporting aimed ...

State Sen. Scott Wiener proposed new legislation that would make it easier for renters and others to use portable solar ...

A new bill in California is designed to allow small plug-in solar systems to connect directly to household outlets by reclassifying them as appliances, removing utility interconnection and permitting ...

CDI data through Nov. 17, 2025, shows wildfire claims have topped $22 billion, with payments reported from admitted insurers, ...

The proposed bill aims to delay the rollout of AI-powered toys until stronger child-safety protections are in place.

A California lawmaker introduced a bill Monday to crack down on fake liens filed against politicians, court employees and ...

Discouraging people from coming to court makes our community less safe,” says the Inland Empire state senator sponsoring SB ...

Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the ...

California lawmakers spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 ...

Three bills introduced by a Sacramento lawmaker must wait until at least Feb. 5 before they can appear before a legislative ...

AB 1545 would create stronger criminal penalties for targeted attacks against reporters and other members of the press.