• Six large blazes are burning in Southern California, and Governor Jerry Brown announced this week that a year-round fire season is the new normal.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – As part of the multi-agency response to the recent fires in Northern California, the U.S.

• For their second public hearing, the California Assembly's committee on universal health coverage is pulling in a geographically diverse panel of experts, including Peter Shumlin - the architect of Vermont's failed single-payer plan.

• California Treasurer John Chiang’s effort to strike a balance in his run for governor between support for progressive policies and an image of fiscal prudence could prove tricky on the issue of single-payer health care.