The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids ...

This preschool serves kids with traumatic backgrounds. Here’s what researchers learned from them

Children with traumatic experiences who attend Mi Escuelita preschool in San Diego graduate ready for kindergarten and ...

Cal State workers are getting a one-time bonus, paid for by a $144 million loan due next year

Cal State officials plan to use the loan to pay for one-time bonuses to faculty and staff. The loan must be repaid by July.

Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitism

In the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and ...

California hospitals are suing over the state’s efforts to curb their spending

Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services ...

California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, inspiring new laws that ...

California to launch ‘historic’ reparations office as advocates regroup from 5 Newsom vetoes

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five laws advancing reparations for the descendants of enslaved people in California, but he vetoed five others. One civil rights attorney said it'll take more than one ...

Why this wealthy Bay Area suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing

In May, Sausalito, a well-heeled suburb overlooking the San Francisco Bay, succeeded where Rancho Palos Verdes failed. The ...

For the first time, a California county removed its sheriff over misconduct allegations

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus after allegations of nepotism brought down ...

After CalMatters report, Newsom signs law forcing lawmakers to disclose their new jobs

After a CalMatters report, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring lawmakers to say when they have a new job lined up. Will ...

Federal oversight is disappearing as multiple refineries explode. Who’s in charge now?

An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents ...

Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported

The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom lets more adults step in as caregivers if parents are deported. Critics call it dangerous ...