LOS ANGELES — In a city of multimillion-dollar houses and celebrity estates, Cesar Augusto’s home stands apart. The walls consist of discarded fencing and wood paneling repurposed by Augusto, a tarp ...

State Sen. Norm Needleman championed the 2021 legislation designed to lure major data centers to Connecticut. The Democratic lawmaker hoped to better compete with nearby states, bring in a growing ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Supporters of a Florida amendment that would protect abortion access have already passed several hurdles, including getting nearly one million petitions and a signoff from the ...

A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city's homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and ...

Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, ...

Annette Prince peered between glossy downtown buildings: ”There’s a bird in that grate.” Sure enough, sitting very still in the rain was a tiny white-throated sparrow, so drenched you could barely ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California crime victims groups and state lawmakers are pushing for $200 million in ongoing funding amid fears of impending deep federal funding cuts for victims’ services.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side ...

The Great Recession left a lasting impact on the American economy, especially in the housing market. From 2007 to 2010, the ...