California Women Lead Executive Director Myel Thelen, Sonya Harris with Sage Strategies LLC, honoree Morgan Carvajal with the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nanette Farag with Peregrine Strategies and ...

When the new Congress convenes next month, there will be two fewer women in California’s House delegation: Just 15 of 52 members. With Adam Schiff’s swearing-in, men now hold both of California’s U.S.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Education (CDE) for refusing to keep men out of women’s sports and protect women’s spaces. CDE and the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Ten years ago, it seemed everyone was ...

Elizabeth Lozano, sentenced to life without parole, works as a peer support specialist inside the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Gazing across ...

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, speaks about Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7, authored by Assemblyman Corey Jackson’s, D-Moreno Valley, in the chamber Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the state ...

Correctional staff at the Central California Women’s Facility assaulted a group of incarcerated women with pepper spray and rubber bullets to retaliate after inmates filed sexual abuse claims, a ...

The California women have been in rebuilding mode over the past several years and are now catching stride as they broke a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When California lawmakers convened in Sacramento for a special session this month, they marked a milestone. For the first time ...