SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir ...

Proposed legislation hasn't moved out of the Assembly and Senate, raising questions about how far California will go in efforts to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damage.

CALISTOGA, Calif. (AP) — For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind. The hillside bears burn scars from a 2020 fire ...