California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the ...

California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches with bipartisan legislation approved by the state Assembly. The bill, AB ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a tiny amount could send him ...

A landmark California bill to phase out ultra-processed foods in public schools appears to be gaining steam. There’s now less opposition to Assembly Bill 1264 that, if passed, would phase out ...

California’s minimum wage — $16.50 per hour — is one of the highest nationwide. But last year lawmakers in the state boosted fast-food workers even higher: they earn $20 per hour, thanks to the change ...

Every Monday, Norma McAdams comes to the K’ima:w Medical Center on the Hoopa Valley Reservation in northeastern Humboldt County and leaves with a box of fresh produce. Lately, she’s been experimenting ...

Braxton Kimura eats at Vitality Bowl on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Terry Chea) Braxton Kimura eats at Vitality Bowl on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP ...