Confusing retail rules. Too many layers of zoning standards. Restrictive parking regulations. Those are some of the challenges that Palo Alto's staff, consultants and commissioners are trying to ...

California admits to some technical problems with CDL issuance, but overall the state remains defiant, saying it complied ...

Navigating the world of signage can be more complex than most business owners expect. While federal standards, such as those outlined in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), provide ...

California regulators keep tabs on hazardous waste, kind of like how consumers track packages -- even on a short journey. What happens if regulators require less tracking?

Chevron paid Richmond more than $58.8 million in taxes and settlement payments — nearly 24% of the city’s budgeted general ...

In January, the coastal California town of Moss Landing witnessed the most destructive battery fire in U.S. history.

The legislation, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month, is the state’s latest effort to tackle an insurance crisis that’s ...

A new California law will make it faster and easier for developers to build multi-family housing near transit stations, potentially transforming neighborhoods.

As city leaders across the country explore solutions to the ongoing housing crisis, long-standing building codes that require ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that aims to prevent people from using powerful artificial intelligence models for potentially catastrophic activities like ...

Gavin Newsom signed a major safety law on artificial intelligence, creating one of the strongest sets of rules about the technology in the nation. By Cecilia Kang Reporting from Washington Gov. Gavin ...

On Friday, the National Marine Fisheries Service moved to open all-depth fishing of multiple species of rockfish in federal waters off the coast of most of California, after research earlier this year ...