Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of classic cars like him to be exempted from the state’s rigorous smog-check ...

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), right, in partnership with celebrity advocate and survivor Paris Hilton listen to supporters after their testimony to a Senate committee in 2024. Hilton supports ...

Cities exist to exert control, sometimes even in good ways, for their residents and their local commercial enterprises. They are literally more local, more closely in touch, than the larger political ...