Vicki Gonzales

If you’re a Pacific Gas &Electric customer, a decision this week by the California Public Utilities Commission could have an impact on your monthly energy bills and your overall bottom line.

An expert breaks down the numbers on California’s declining population and how that’s impacted the housing market and availability of new homes.

While involuntary servitude is largely banned in California, there is one exception — as punishment for a crime.

It’s the first meeting of its kind in the state to elevate California’s response to the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis. The gathering occurred along the North Coast in Humboldt County, home to several Indigenous lands.

A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in favor of continued, but restricted, access to a contested abortion pill as high-profile federal cases play out. When combined with another medication, the pill accounts for more than half of the abortions in the nation.

Diacritical marks are placed above, below or next to a letter to indicate a particular pronunciation. A Sacramento-area family is pushing to get California to recognize those marks on state-issued documents.

The recent onslaught of atmospheric rivers slamming into California has dumped massive amounts of rain and snow in the state, causing widespread flooding and extensive damage. But a Sacramento River flood control project has created feeding conditions that are helping young salmon bulk up for their migration out to sea.

CalFresh issued its last round of pandemic-era extra payments in March. The state has launched a new program aimed at making fresh fruit and vegetables more accessible and affordable to those receiving assistance.

California’s birth rate is at its lowest level in roughly 100 years, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.

An estimated 32 trillion gallons of water — in the form of rain and snow — came down on California in a series of nine back-to-back atmospheric rivers between late December and mid-January.

A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom offers California residents another option besides burying or cremating a loved one.

CapRadio host Vicki Gonzalez met with Canoe Captain Julian Markussen, Yurok Cultural Bearer Hop Norris, and Yurok canoe builder David Eric Severns to discuss the tribe’s culture and way of life that goes back centuries.