Gov. Gavin Newsom

California will not expand education to make kindergarten mandatory after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a law meant to address decreasing attendance during the pandemic.

A prominent law school in San Francisco named for a 19th century rancher who sponsored deadly atrocities against Native Americans has a new name after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation approving the change.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Michael Shellenberger, President of Environmental Progress and author of “Apocalypse Never” about California’s last nuclear power plant and argues that a baseline of power is needed to keep the state running.

California’s governor wants the state to invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and desalination to shore up its supply over the next two decades.

As California has recently declared a state of emergency over monkeypox, Nurse Alice Benjamin explains why people need to take precautions.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Alice Benjamin talks with NBC4 about the seriousness people should be taking with the new monkeypox emergency declaration.

California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

UCLA should publicly explain why one of the mainstays of the Pac-12 Conference is bolting for the Big Ten Conference to compete against schools primarily located in the Midwest, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.

NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Jeremy White and Gary Fineout of Politico about the 2024 presidential sweepstakes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection in California, but his latest television ad is airing in Florida.

California voters will weigh in on seven ballot measures this fall. It’s the fewest number to appear on a statewide general election ballot since 2014. Thursday was the deadline to qualify measures for the November ballot. One question was placed on the ballot by the state Legislature and six are initiatives that gathered enough verified signatures to go before voters....

California has a record-breaking budget surplus of $97.5 billion. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the surplus on Friday. He used his budget presentation to prop up his progressive credentials while also attacking his rivals in conservative states. Newsom declared California to be a true pro-life state because it funds robust preschool programs and does more to protect the public against...

The state already pays for some abortions through its Medicaid program, the taxpayer-funded health insurance plan for the poor and the disabled.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom added to his slew of water conservation measures a $2.9 billion incentive that would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land. Cierra Johnson reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are hammering out the details on a proposed gas rebate for virtually every driver in the state in the form of gas cards plus some relief for those who don’t drive.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax rebate amid record-high prices at the pump

Marking a shift in the battle against COVID-19, state officials Thursday announced a framework based on the idea that the virus will be an continuing presence, and moving California into an ongoing state of readiness to address localized outbreaks and respond to potential new variants of the virus — while trying to give residents at least a sense of normalcy.

California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with a statewide plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated masking and business shutdowns.

The election of whether to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom cost taxpayers just over $200 million