Hikers enjoy views of the southland along Griffith Park's Mount Hollywood Trail. California's population has bounced back to levels the Golden State reached before the pandemic. (Al Seib / Los Angeles ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 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 ...

California’s population grew by almost a quarter of a million residents this year, nearly bouncing back to the record-high population levels the Golden State had reached before the pandemic, though ...

Talk of a mass exodus of residents was always overblown and more political than real. A population uptick will hopefully end all those premature death notices — at least for a bit California is ...

California is inching closer to a stable wolf population, raising the prospect of the state revisiting its strict protections for the species. Yet ranchers at the frontlines of wolf attacks are ...

After several years of decline, California’s population grew by almost a quarter of a million residents in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a rebound that brings the Golden State almost back ...