The typical American renting a single-family house pays $2,357 monthly – nearly half of what’s charged across Southern California. Last year, landlords across the U.S. could only get a $19 a month rent hike, or 0.8%.

The region had a record 8.12 million people at work in December, up 7,200 from the previous month and 79,300 from the last 12 months.

If you’re against mass deportations and want to see some sort of amnesty, it’s easy to feel deflated right now and even easier to curse Orange County for its past.

Refugees from the Los Angeles County wildfires have scrambled to find housing in untouched neighborhoods surrounding ashen ghost towns.

Despite its sanctuary policies, California’s undocumented immigrant population faces more questions and possible detention by federal authorities under new legislation signed into law Wednesday by President Donald Trump. “The law will have an impact on California,” said Kevin Johnson, dean of the UC Davis School of Law.

The Southern California surfers talked about lessons learned and how they’ve prepared for the surf season, which kicked off at Hawaii’s Pipeline on Jan. 29.

Social and environmental groups claimed the project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in an environmental impact report.

California is investing $15 million to offset climate change threats to salmon and steelhead trout in river and stream habitats through watershed projects.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to allow federal agencies to override state policies to maximize water amid the Los Angeles wildfires.

A fight over fire response in Santa Clara County has sparked threats of service disruptions and put firefighter jobs in flux.

The Los Angeles area is preparing for its first rain since wildfires first broke out weeks ago. But too much rain at once could bring its own set of significant issues.