California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit. It’s a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation’s most populous state. But the proposal announced Monday will also leave little room for funding new programs. Still, it’s mostly a placeholder as California waits to see if incoming President Donald Trump will...

State leaders on Monday get a first look at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new state budget proposal. One education official discusses how it would impact schools.

People across the Bay Area made their way to Half Moon Bay to get fresh crab off commercial crab boats as the Dungeness crab season kicked off. Christie Smith reports.

NBC Bay Area’s longtime anchor and journalist Terry McSweeney announced he is retiring after four-plus decades in the industry. McSweeney manned the weekend desk since 2013.

The Dungeness crab season kicked off on Sunday after various delays.

The Dungeness crab season kicked off on Sunday after delays leading up to the start. Christie Smith reports.

The California Highway Patrol is warning the public to beware of fraudsters posing as “AMBER Alert representatives” offering to “register” children.

A new California law going into effect in 2025 says alcohol sales in streets, sidewalk, or public spaces are allowed within the local government’s “entertainment zones.”

The Oakland Zoo is kicking off the new year by taking care of a malnourished spider monkey that was found in a car during a traffic stop in Central California, according to the zoo and the California Highway Patrol.

While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them.

California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said Thursday, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track. Ian Cull reports.

With the start of the new year, California is now giving cities and counties the green light to create entertainment zones where, among other things, people will be allowed to drink in public.

With the start of the new year, California is now giving cities and counties the green light to create entertainment zones where, among other things, people will be allowed to drink in public. Robert Handa reports.

California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, but more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station said the water content of the snowpack measured 91% of the average on Thursday. Andy Reising is manager of the snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit for the Department of...

We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds and feel a bit mild down in the South Bay. Rain is back Friday. Cinthia Pimentel is tracking how long it sticks around.

The new year means a group of bills to battle retail and property theft are now in effect in California. Ian Cull reports. 

A slew of new laws took effect at the stroke of midnight. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

A storied California tradition, the Tournament of Roses, and subsequently the Rose Bowl, have become a New Year’s Day staple.

California will start requiring property insurers to increase coverage in wildfire-prone areas after homeowners across the state increasingly struggle to find policies. The state’s new rule announced Monday requires insurers to start increasing their coverage by 5% every two years until they hit the equivalent of 85% of their market share. That means if an insurer writes 20 out of...

An extinct volcano is lying hidden in Carlsbad’s Calavera Nature Preserve in north San Diego County. (NBC 7 San Diego)