Chris Nichols

CapRadio reporters take a look at a few new California laws that may make a difference to you in the coming year, from new rules for building affordable housing to how you interact with police officers and new emission standards for certain small engines (think leaf blowers).

The California Legislature ended its 2023 session Thursday night, wrapping a nine-month period during which state lawmakers debated and passed hundreds of bills. Here's an overview.

Californians in their late 20s and early 30s own homes at half the rate as their peers outside the state. That’s one of the key takeaways in a new UC Berkeley research paper which chronicles the state’s continued decline in homeownership among all age groups, especially younger adults.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove on Monday, claiming the city discriminated against low-income residents when it denied an affordable housing project last July.

Looking for a creative way to live simply in California has one West Sacramento woman running a gauntlet of zoning laws and red tape.

The Sacramento region could open more than 600 tiny homes for unhoused residents over the next year, including 350 promised by Governor Gavin Newsom last week, with the goal of moving people from illegal encampments to safe but temporary shelter.

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday his administration will provide 1,200 tiny homes to cities and counties around California in an effort to shelter unhoused people in the state, which has the highest rate of homelessness in the nation.

Sacramento, Elk Grove and Los Angeles passed similar encampment bans last year, despite opposition from advocates who say they harm unhoused residents by separating them from resources.

The outcomes of many state and local races in California are still too close to call, and it could be days — or weeks — before we know final results.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that will allow county judges to order treatment for people suffering from addiction and severe mental illness, one of his top policy priorities this year.

From climate to housing to labor rights and more, hundreds of bills were passed by the California Legislature in 2022. Here are some of the major ones awaiting a signature or veto from Governor Gavin Newsom in September.

A controversial new plan that could pave the way for county judges to order housing and treatment for thousands of people suffering from addiction and severe mental illnesses will soon face a key vote in the California Assembly.