Home sales in California are trending upward again—but home loans are not. Also, a lawmaker urges additional protections for students with college loans.

A California legislator has pointed the debate over gun control legislation in a whole new direction. Also  Governor Brown snipes back at his Texas counterpart.

In the wake of his widely applauded State of the State address last week, Governor Brown gets high marks in a notable new public opinion survey.

A "cooling off" period is being proposed for new legislation in Sacramento.

A capsule summary of the annual address yesterday, with some comments from state legislators.