The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) said two people were taken to the hospital on Friday after they were shot in "an isolated incident" at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, California. Newsweek has reached out via submission form to the SJPD outside of normal business hours on Friday evening for further comment and clarification.

The proposed Western Gateway Pipeline from Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan would deliver gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Arizona and California from as fast east as Missouri by 2029.

Ballooning field of Democratic candidates in California to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom has Democratic operatives stunned.

A series of earthquakes rattled California’s Bay Area near Gilroy on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The largest was a magnitude 4.0 quake centered about 8 kilometers east of Gilroy, followed by a magnitude 3.6 quake southeast of the city and a magnitude 2.7 event to the east.

Carmel-by-the-Sea recently became the first California city to ban pickleball at public facilities. The fast-growing sport has sparked noise complaints throughout the nation.

BERKELEY, CA - NOVEMBER 01: California Golden Bears mascot Goldie rides a bike onto the field before a college football game between the Virginia Cavaliers against the California Golden Bears on November 1, 2025 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA. (Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has opened a $3.5 billion bidding process for companies to build track and rail systems for its high-speed rail project. The agency in a press release described the project as "the first true high-speed rail track and systems ever built in the United States."

A new law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, creates an Office of Civil Rights within the California Department of Education.

The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is weak,

Oil giants have fled California, but James Flores and his company Sable Offshore are desperate to get in, even if it means crossing swords with the state.

UFC veteran Dan Henderson is supporting Sheriff Chad Bianco's 2026 California gubernatorial bid after Bianco refused to enforce COVID-19 mandates in 2020.