An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

She was treated, as she put it, like a "queen." Under a progressive provision of the 1849 California Constitution, her status as a married woman allowed her the right to own property separate from ...

They say the current two-thirds threshold was enshrined in the 1879 California Constitution, and lowering it now would mean higher property taxes for homeowners in exchange for affordable housing ...

but they cannot opt an entire state out of the Constitution. It’s time for the courts and Congress to protect liberty, and it’s time for California to remember that membership in our ...

Who won in California? How about your community or county? We have initial results in ...

While same-sex marriage is legal across the country because of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision, California’s constitution still includes language that only recognizes marriage between a man ...

One of the state ballot measures, Proposition 3, will decide whether to include same-sex marriage in the California Constitution. It will not change who can marry in California currently.

According to the official ballot summary, the proposition “changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California” and “provides that only ...

From minimum wage to criminal penalties, California voters are being asked to decide on 10 measures on the November ballot. NBCLA's Chief Political reporter Conan Nolan breaks down the argument ...

Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided nation. And in the process, the Republican president-elect exposed a weakness within the Democratic base. He also beat back concerns about ...