Nigel Duara

Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation. People panicked when probation agents in green uniforms showed up this fall, fearing an immigration sweep.

You'll see an ALL CAPS warning about risks to you when you file complaints against Los Angeles Police Department officers. The state Supreme Court found that the admonishment goes too far.

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.