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Late-night, luxury rides to nightclubs, gyms, a tiki bar, and an escape room, all paid for by California taxpayers. A newHigh-Speed Rail inspector general report found hundreds of thousands of dollars in wasteful and unallowable travel expenses, in some cases approved by the rail authority’s CEO himself.

A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot by a person in his Central Valley home over the weekend, authorities said. The toddler was hit in the leg by a bullet as an adult was cleaning their gun in the Tulare County residence, the county Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, sheriff’s…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 02: California Republican Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton waves to supporters at his primary night event on June 2, 2026 in Huntington Beach, California. Hilton is in a tight race with Democratic candidates Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer. (Photo by Mario Tama/

1 of 2 Starbucks closed the store at 291 E. Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino over the weekend. The company said it was making an effort to relocate employees to other Starbucks locations. (Fielding Buck, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG) Expand

The beach in this small Southern California community has been shrinking due to rising ocean waters

Put politely, numerous readers have questioned my sanity after seeing recent columns about how California’s job market is outperforming the national employment market so far this year.

Young Kim urges California to secure federal funding for a proposed Orange County veterans cemetery at Gypsum Canyon.

Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined members of Orange County’s federal and state delegations in urging Governor Gavin Newsom to take immediate action to preserve $10 million in federal funding offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon

What you need to know: At Climate Week NYC, California delegates from Governor Newsom’s administration represented the Golden State through strong climate leadership: inking new global initiatives, moving towards the expansion of California’s carbon market, deepening cooperation with long-standing partners, and building economic opportunity and security.

Correa and bipartisan lawmakers urge California to accept $10 million in federal funding for an Orange County veterans cemetery.