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California Legislature wraps up session, starts another
It’s going to take a minute to sift through the avalanche of lawmaking in the long, final days of the Legislature. And it isn’t over quite yet: Gov. Gavin Newsom called lawmakers back for a special session focused on gas prices, even though the state Senate isn’t playing along. As CalMatters Capitol reporters Sameea Kamal […]
California Democrats strike back against local conservative rebellions on LGBTQ rights, abortion
Some California communities are resisting progressive policies from Sacramento. Democrats in the Legislature say they are going too far and are responding with bills to shut them down.
Mountain lion attacks 5-year-old boy at California state park
A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion and required hospital treatment over the Labor Day weekend at a California state park. The attack unfolded Sunday afternoon as a family from Woodland Hills was having a picnic at Malibu State Creek Park, in the Santa Monica mountains of Southern California, The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said. The group was in the Tapia Day Use area of the park, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office said.
Bear Fire forces evacuations in Northern California's Sierra County
SIERRA BROOKS — A mandatory evacuation order was issued for a wildfire in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest on Monday.Cal Fire said the Bear Fire has burned nearly 1,200 acres in the Sierra Brooks area of the forest in Sierra County. Containment was at 0%.According to the Sierra County Sheriff's Office, multiple zones were under mandatory evacuation orders: SIE-E030, SIE-031 and SIE-E032. Multiple areas around the mandatory evacuation zones are under evacuation warnings.Here is a live evacuation map.The cause of this fire is not yet known. Check back here for updates as this story develops.
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