2022 in California

• Governor: Gavin Newsom (D)
• Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis (D)
• Chief Justice: Tani Cantil-Sakauye
• Senate president pro tempore: Toni Atkins (D)
• Speaker of the Assembly: Anthony Rendon (D)

California State Legislature, 2021–2022 session

• January 3: United States v. Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al.
• September 29: The Zacky Bill
• November 8: 2022 California elections
• November 14-December 23: 2022 University of California academic workers' strike

• January 13: Murder of Brianna Kupfer{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Christal |title=Man arrested in random knife slaying of UCLA student working at furniture store, LAPD says |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/20/man-arrested-slaying-ucla-student-brianna-kupfer-los-angeles-police/6585699001/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
• April 3: 2022 Sacramento shooting{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Tori B. |date=2022-04-06 |title=Police say at least 5 people fired weapons in Sacramento mass shooting; likely gang violence - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sacramento-mass-shooting-gang-violence-police/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}
• May 15: 2022 Laguna Woods shooting
• July 11: 2022 Brink's theft
• July 16: Killing of Rob Marquise Adams
• September 27: Stockton serial shootings{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-07 |title=Stockton Serial Killer: Timeline of Attacks and What to Know About the Victims |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/possible-serial-killer-stockton-oakland-homicides/3023405/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=NBC Bay Area |language=en-US}}
• September 28: 2022 Oakland school shooting
• October 28: Attack on Paul Pelosi{{Cite web |title='Radicalized': Paul Pelosi attacker takes stand, testifies on right-wing conspiracies |url=https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-radicalized-paul-pelosi-attacker-takes-stand-testifies-on-right-wing-conspiracies-197980741863 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en}}

• 2022 California wildfires
• December 2021-January 2022: 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
• July–August 2022 United States floods
• December 20: 2022 Ferndale earthquake{{Cite web |title=M 6.4 - 15km WSW of Ferndale, CA |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73821036/executive |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Earthquake Hazards Program |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}
• December 26-: 2022–2023 California floods

• January 9: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2022
• April 2: 26th Satellite Awards
• October 25: 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards{{Cite web |date=2021-12-10 |title=ELECTRICNOW WILL AIR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY SATURN AWARDS SHOW |url=https://www.electricentertainment.com/news-content/2021/12/10/electricnow-will-air-the-50th-anniversary-saturn-awards-show |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Electric Entertainment |language=en-US}}
• December 4: 12th Streamy Awards

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