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A whistleblower pointed state investigators to an unnamed, high-ranking law enforcement officer who was using California’s statewide law enforcement telecommunication network to find the home addresses and vehicle information of a deputy district attorney, a county supervisor and six of his employees.  The officer’s illegal use of the network was among the findings in a…

Thousands of Lyft drivers will be eligible to get paid for lost wages and benefits from 2016 to 2020, when they would have been considered employees under California labor law.

The program gives college journalists an opportunity to show the impact of state policy on their communities.

The measure would have allowed the Office of the Inspector General that oversees the high-speed rail authority to hire more highly trained workers for audits and investigations.

In their only debate, Xavier Becerra repeatedly linked Steve Hilton to President Donald Trump — while Hilton accused him of dodging California’s real problems.

“All you say is Trump, Trump, Trump,” Hilton said on a question about immigration. “Trump, Trump, Trump,” Becerra responded. So it went for an hour and a dozen issues.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law limiting the use of so-called Perkins operations against young people. The undercover stings are under scrutiny at the California Supreme Court.

Beyond their ideas on how to curb housing prices, Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nitya Raman have little to offer that would lower living costs in L.A.

A new math test will assess basic math skills for all K-2 students to help identify those who are struggling.