After Jerry Brown became governor of California for the first time nearly a half-century ago, he declared that the state had entered “an era of limits.” Citing “sluggish economic growth, increasing ...

California’s first population decline has reversed course, with Southern California the epicenter for growth. The state population, which had declined since 2020, rose last year by 67,100 residents to ...

California ’s population climbed above 39.5 million in 2024, marking the second year of growth following a string of declines in the nation’s most populous state during the coronavirus pandemic. The ...