JERRY BROWN

Hold the phone! California's governor on Wednesday vetoed legislation to toughen the state's law against talking on a cell phone while driving.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that drops the minimum face value on the state's general obligation debt to $25 from $1,000 to help sell minibonds to retail investors, his office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban could be bound for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday.

Judges on the California Supreme Court appeared on Tuesday to side with sponsors of California's voided Proposition 8, who are seeking the right to appeal a judge's decision to strike down the same-sex marriage ban.

A brush fire ignited by a fatal small-plane crash near the mountain town of Tehachapi, north of Los Angeles, forced hundreds of homes to be evacuated on Monday and left some 8,600 acres charred by nightfall in its second day.

Same-sex marriage will face its latest legal test on Tuesday, when California's Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a judge's prior decision to strike down a gay marriage ban can be appealed.

Amazon.com has offered to create 7,000 jobs in the company's California distribution centers if lawmakers agree to put a recently enacted online sales tax law on hold until 2014.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has cast himself as the true conservative among Republican presidential candidates, but his record on immigration could tell a different tale.

Amazon.com Inc has proposed a hiring spree of 7,000 jobs in California if state leaders put a recently enacted online sales tax on hold for two years.

Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in the U.S. Senate, was confirmed on Wednesday to serve as a justice on California's top court.

A California bill dubbed the state's Dream Act that would allow illegal immigrants to receive public funds for college education was approved on Wednesday by the state Senate.

California's weak job market could spur lawmakers to help bring the National Football League back to Los Angeles, which has not had a franchise for more than a decade despite its standing as the second largest U.S. media market.

Aiming to spark job growth in California, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled proposals for tax breaks for businesses, including tax relief for companies that buy new manufacturing equipment.

Taxpayers for Justice, an organization of death penalty opponents is trying to obtain California voters’ support for the November 2012 election. Their main focus is the huge cost of execution on the taxpayers.

California's latest monthly revenue report shows revenue weaker than expected even before the stock market, a key source of revenue for the state, began sliding in response to Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt, anxiety about Europe's finances and the risk of the U.S. economy slipping back into recession.

California's new Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last month is set to go into effect as of the first of the year, but a referendum may stand in its way.

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is poised to sign legislation giving undocumented immigrant students access to educational benefits, making Illinois the second state in less than a week to pass legislation aimed at bolstering education for undocumented immigrants.

California has moved its presidential primary to June, consolidating trips to the poll to save money in an election that most voters in the Democratic leaning state see as a foregone conclusion.

Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday.

Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday.