The Latest Breaking News from Calif

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback controversy? Nothing to see here. That’s how Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo played it after the news broke that Garoppolo, the starter since 2017, would return to the 49ers after all.

LOS ANGELES — During the last decade, two influential Los Angeles politicians were awarded full-tuition scholarships valued at nearly $100,000 each from the University of Southern California's social work program.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — José Quijada spoiled the home run exploits of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.

OAKLAND, Calif. – A’s left-hander Ken Waldichuk had a fairly solid outing Wednesday in his first career start at the Coliseum – with the exception of two loud at-bats by the Atlanta Braves.

The fire has burned through 2,000 acres in Riverside County. 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Roseburg Forest Products acknowledged Wednesday it is investigating whether a malfunctioning sprinkler system allowed smoldering ash from an on-site power plant to ignite Friday’s deadly Mill fire in Weed.

The state has had to rely more on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages even as Gov. Gavin Newsom moves toward ending the use of oil and gas.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to veto another California farmworker union bill, he has a new and unexpected voice in his ear: President Joe Biden, who has decided to inject national politics into a state labor battle.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two months before Californians decide whether to open the nation’s largest state to legalized sports betting, a new audit finds that the agency charged with treating people with gambling addictions may be ill-prepared for such a significant expansion of the market.

HEMET, Calif. — The sound of exploding propane tanks filled Avery Canyon on Monday afternoon as flames from the Fairview fire gnawed at a grassy ridge near Jeremy Fields’ ranch home.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country’s strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature later this year after a momentous tenure that made him a top target of the boisterous and burgeoning movement against vaccination mandates.