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California's mental health initiatives sometimes bypass individuals with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, often the most expensive to treat.

The potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers ...

The bill is inspired by a CalMatters story that revealed state law allows the DMV to collect money from towed cars in secret.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted tax increases despite years of deficit spending. How he balances this last budget could affect his presidential campaign.

A Howard Jarvis-backed measure that would gut local transfer taxes and target LA's mansion tax is officially headed to California's November ballot.

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California for now has prevented the Trump administration from changing priorities in homelessness funding to favor temporary ...

Internal emails show who in Riverside County asked Sheriff Chad Bianco to open a probe that included seizing ballots from the 2025 election.

UC reduced admission for out-of-state students at its top campuses, losing the higher tuition they pay. The state made up the ...

Una legisladora de California quiere que más padres se incorporen al sistema oficial de manutención infantil del estado, pero su plan ha suscitado la preocupación de que pueda afectar a la dinámica fa ...

Emails obtained by CalMatters trace the development of a years-long case that ultimately led to the unprecedented seizure of 650,000 ballots.