Nigel Duara

A 2017 California law is meant to protect the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes, including by forbidding employees from misgendering those patients

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus after allegations of nepotism brought down the elected law enforcement chief

The San Mateo County sheriff is in hot water and facing removal. If she hangs on, she'll benefit from a little-noticed California law that changed the dates of local elections.

Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed new laws to restrict ICE at schools and hospitals. A similar California law shielding courthouses from immigration enforcement shows the new measures may be difficult to enforce.

Los Angeles feels like a diminished city after a long, nervous summer. Fearful families use military precision in planning trips to the grocery store. Others are trying to interfere with sweeps.

California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the 2nd Amendment.

Embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus wants to keep in private deliberations about whether she should be removed from office.

Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren't known to free up jobs for citizens.

Some of the perks in a new contract for California prison guards are delayed as Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks concessions from public employee unions to manage the state's deficit.

Alex Padilla is the first Latino to represent California in the U.S. Senate. FBI agents handcuffed him after he interrupted a press conference on immigration enforcement in LA.