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Tariffs have and will have a trickle-down impact on retailers like Costco, which rely on supply chains and products from ...

An assembly bill that started as a playful “inside joke” among California lawmakers unexpectedly went viral after television ...

A majority of California voters have not yet realized that the people they’re electing are causing the problems they’re having. There have been a few signs that the word may be getting out. You may ...

Elon Musk Steps Up Efforts to Cull Federal Work Force Mr. Musk said federal workers must summarize their accomplishments for the week or be forced to leave, borrowing a tactic he used at his ...

A new California state law aims to minimize theft and retail crime, and while some officials applaud its passage, many residents doubt the measure’s effectiveness.

Kathleen McKenzie was part of a growing population of older adults experiencing homelessness. This is her story ...