The Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Problems continue for people trying to get answers about their disability or unemployment benefits in California. Officials with the Employment Development Department say they've struggled with lower funds and a higher case load, and they promise...

Cheering a California rebound, Gov. Jerry Brown delivered a State of the State address Thursday that laid out the legacy-building ideas he will work on during the second part of his term, including K-12 education reform, high-speed rail and the...

Yudof, 68, said he plans to end his tenure on Aug. 31, about five years after he became head of the 10-campus system. The former law professor plans to return to teaching law on the UC Berkeley campus.

University of California leaders say the 10-campus system can avoid raising undergraduate tuition this fall if UC gets the funding increase proposed in Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan.

California has "reached a point where its underlying expenditures and revenues are roughly in balance after years of multi-billion-dollar deficits," analyst Mac Taylor said.

After years of difficult budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown is offering more money to California's public colleges and universities, but in return he wants them to hold down costs, expand online learning and stop raising tuition, which has increased sharply in recent years.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed a sweeping overhaul of K-12 education financing that would provide more money for low-income schools and give districts more control over how they can spend state funds.

Democratic lawmakers are starting the new year with a tail wind they haven't had in 130 years — supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature.