California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to provide residents with some respite amid rising electricity prices. That anticipated relief would be achieved through trimming down several state programs that could be inflating utility bills,

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that he was awarding $827 million to California communities to address homelessness; Los Angeles got the lion's share at more than $380 million and the Bay Area received nearly 1/5 of the total amount at $169 million.

The Los Angeles region will receive $380 million in state dollars to battle the problem of homelessness on the streets, part of an $827 million statewide grant award announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday,