California

California billionaire tax plan Proposition 40 was rejected by voters, with 52.9 percent against. The one-time 5 percent levy lost after a costly campaign.

In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder says the burger chain will always stay in California, calling a full exit the dumbest business decision ever made.

Maxine Waters reelection was projected by NBC Los Angeles on 3 November. She won California's 43rd District with 81.7 percent in the early count.

California ballots: the Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration bid to block California from counting mail ballots from 20,000 voters on Monday.

California ballots from 20,000 voters will keep being counted after an appeals court rejected a Trump administration bid to block them on 30 October.

California employers are ramping up holiday hiring as the season begins. The California seasonal hiring wave includes 52,000 Spirit Halloween roles.

Storms descending on Southern California raise the risk of dangerous surf, flooding and debris flows, with Sierra snow and tornado threats further north.

The early parole release of convicted rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster has sparked outrage in Glendora, where the mayor says residents are furious.