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A new report on discipline in California prisons highlights slow handling of several sex assault cases filed against officers.
Trump has cut funding to Medicaid, which pays for many services for students with disabilities. He also gutted the Office of Civil Rights.
Fearful of sharing sensitive information, farmworkers started staying away from mobile medical clinics after President Trump took office.
Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out.
California lawmakers faced a difficult budget year, but they still managed to put hundreds of millions of dollars on these projects.
For YIMBYs and other champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy cause.
The two Californians’ parallel careers launched in San Francisco nearly three decades ago. Since then, they have carefully avoided conflict.
CART High offers work experience, academics tailored to students’ interests, stronger personal connections with staff and more.
Opponents of Prop. 50 want voters to resist gerrymandering. Supporters are doing everything they can to make the election about Trump.
Emotional fights erupted over a controversial attempt this year to counter antisemitism in schools.
Thousands of parole proceedings go largely unnoticed each year. But on Aug. 21 and 22, the Menendez hearings brought heightened focus.
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
Federal employees will be working without pay and delays likely will occur across many services.
The governor will decide if renters can fight eviction if their Social Security checks are disrupted during Trump's second term.
A California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses.
The incident is a clear example of why the state’s legal authorities are scrambling to regulate the use of AI in the judiciary.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the campaign for Proposition 50 to be a battle between him and President Donald Trump.
Whether federal cuts are legal is still undecided. But local health departments have closed clinics and stopped programs anyway.
Lawmakers asked Christine Matlock Dougherty to testify on behalf of bills to regulate mental health insurance. They didn’t pass this year.
A new bill would give officials more tools to identify and combat sexual abuse and educate students on signs of grooming.
