Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) is the author of Senate Bill 885, also known as the Restoring Accountability Act.

A bill passed on Thursday by the California Senate would require lawyers in the state to verify the accuracy of all materials ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 648 (SB 648) into law on July 30, 2025, marking a significant step in California’s ...

California lawmakers moved forward Tuesday with legislation that would allow people to sue federal immigration agents for ...

The bill would create a first-in-the-nation legal pathway for residents to seek financial damages in state court.

California lawmakers in the State Senate Tuesday approved a bill to make it easier for people in the state to sue federal ...

Earlier this month, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, whose district includes San Francisco, introduced legislation that would make it easier for individuals to adopt all-electric, super-efficient ...

The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over ...

Many bills represent serious efforts to address real issues, but many are offered to please political constituencies, align ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

From efforts to restrict rental companies from working with ICE to holding officers accountable for rights violations, we are tracking what California legislators are proposing this year.

California Democrats continue to push forward a sweeping slate of immigration-related legislation this week, escalating the ...