Jim Costa

When President Barack Obama failed to respond to the nation's mortgage crisis with effective programs early in his first term, the results were devastating for thousands of San Joaquin Valley homeowners. Perhaps you recall the sharp words that Dennis...

WASHINGTON -- Yosemite National Park would grow by about 1,600 acres, its first expansion in 75 years, to shield its western boundary from potential development under legislation introduced in Congress Tuesday.  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who...

The House's shift to the right came partly at the expense of the Democrats most likely to vote with them. The Blue Dog Coalition lost almost half of the 47 members who were seeking reelection -- 22 have been declared......

When NASA next attempts to launch space shuttle Endeavour  on its final mission Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be at Kennedy Space Center to watch her husband, shuttle commander Mark Kelly, but President Barack Obama and his family won'...

by Noam N. Levey and Michael Muskal and updated In a visit that felt more like a victory celebration than a political huddle, President Barack Obama met with congressional Democrats today at the Capitol to rally them in their final......

The planned distribution center for the footwear firm Skechers USA would rise on 1.7 million square feet in the Inland Empire, making it one of the largest warehouses in the United States. It would anchor a new community called Rancho Belago, a...

WASHINGTON -- The House today rejected a $700-billion Wall Street bailout that would have been the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the Great Depression, sending the stock market into a sharp downturn and leaving President...

Ending a short drought, Obama announces two more superdelegate endorsements -- California Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza (switching from Hillary) and Jim Costa. Cardoza (left) says Obama is now inevitable, and: ???I am deeply concerned about the...

Brushing aside criticisms of its cost and potential flaws, Gov. Pete Wilson on Monday signed what he called the toughest and most sweeping criminal sentencing law in the state's history, the "three strikes" bill that is aimed at putting habitual felons...