The Latest Breaking News from Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down Sunday on his declaration of “sub-zero interest” in a 2024 presidential candidacy, pledging in a debate with his GOP opponent to serve a full second term if re-elected as expected next month.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2007, an idealistic 22-year-old Harvard student named Kevin Kiley wrote in his undergraduate thesis that “politicians are inclined to do the easy thing — cater to the worldviews of their constituents — rather than offer the more challenging task of self-examination.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No longer will candidates running for office in California be able to rely on a high schooler’s financial wizardry.

A Sacramento, California, woman has been charged with multiple counts of felony grand theft and forgery after she allegedly collected more than $145,000 in unemployment benefits using the identities of convicted killers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s record-setting wildfires of 2020 destroyed 4.2 million acres of forest — and erased years of progress the state made on battling climate change.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three Yuba City high school football players apologized during an NAACP press conference on Monday for their involvement in a mock slave auction that ended their team’s entire season.

The Sacramento Kings have cemented their status as the favorite NBA team of the state of Iowa.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The hateful, racist conversation secretly recorded among Los Angeles City Council members illustrates a reality: Self-interest redistricting brings out the worst in politicians.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to take action in February to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in California that he initially declared in 2020.