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LOS ANGELES — As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles…

LOS ANGELES — Sen. Alex Padilla, who was appointed to the post after Kamala Harris became vice president, easily won a spot on the November ballot after California voters hit the polls on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES — California's 2022 congressional races are expected to be some of the most expensive and contentious in the nation as the GOP attempts to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

There are no easy ways to address the severe shortage of housing in California. Land is scarce, property costs are skyrocketing, and when developers do build, it’s generally easier to finance market-rate housing even though the most acute need is for affordable housing.

‘I think the pandemic right now allows us the opportunity to rethink things, to reimagine things,’ lawmaker says

It’s great when innovations let us work less, but top-down, inflexible government demands are not the way to get there.

Groups feel that the bill targets golf, because there is no mention of soccer, baseball stadiums or tennis facilities.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker has a novel way to address the state's housing crisis: Give cities money to turn their publicly owned golf courses into affordable housing developments.