The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure despite more than $20 billion in state funds spent on programs to help.
A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000 voter signatures backing the measure, a strong indicator that it may come before California voters in November.
The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.
California has set a limit for the toxic heavy metal hexavalent chromium in drinking water. Advocates have called for a stricter limit, warning of health risks.
House Speaker Mike Johnson does the right thing allowing vote on separate Ukraine aid bill despite threats from hard-liners in his conference.
The attempt to allow Bob Baffert to run a horse in this year's Kentucky Derby was denied in a ruling by Jefferson County, Ky. judge Mitch Perry on Thursday.
'The Witcher' is ending after its upcoming Season 5. The fourth and fifth seasons will be filmed back to back.
Would-be TikTok rival Triller will be acquired by Hong Kong financial services company AGBA in a deal that's expected to value the combined company at $4 billion.
Rapper Ye, fka Kanye West, is reportedly under investigation by Los Angeles police after allegedly punching a man who touched his wife, Bianca Censori.
Writer-director Minhal Baig mounts a sensitively directed drama about life in Chicago's Cabrini-Green, where pride and violence both found a foothold.