After a decade of intense debating California overhauls CEQA, its landmark environmental law with hopes of making the state more affordable to live.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, lagging far behind his campaign pledge to build millions more homes, signed Monday evening the most significant rollback in decades to California’s core environmental law that’s long been blamed for construction delays and soaring prices that have increasingly put housing out of reach for the state’s residents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules.

In an unrelated action, California’s gasoline excise tax, which is adjusted annually, increased 1.6 cents per gallon on Tuesday. The tax is primarily used to pay for roads and highways.

With the July 4 holiday travel season here, motorists might have noticed a slight increase in fuel prices. However, the long-term impact of California's tightening environmental policies on gas prices remains uncertain.

The Trump administration sent the soldiers back to state command, allowing them to return to firefighting work. Thousands remain under federal control.

The Trump administration recently approved a request from the military commander of the National Guard troops deployed to respond to immigration-related unrest in the Los Angeles area to return some of the troops to California's command.

The Trump administration released some 150 California National Guard troops from federal duties in Los Angeles on Tuesday as the region faces threats from multiple wildfires. Why it matters: It's the first time the administration has released National Guard members since President Trump deployed thousands of troops and 700 U.

A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 1,400 The fire was just 10% contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders are in place for areas north of Poppet Flat Divide Truck Trail,

Firefighters battle flames from the Wolf Fire in Banning, Calif., on Sunday, June 29, 2025, as residents were forced to evacuate.

Several Southern California wildfires continue to burn as fire crews work to contain fast-growing flames that ignited over the weekend.