School funding in California steers a lot to wealthy districts and to those with high-needs students. Those in the middle get ...

A program that lets veterans trade fatigues for a lab coat took a hit when federal officials tried freezing millions in grant dollars.

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave condemned prisoners a chance to live differently when he suspended the death penalty. They are not free by any means, but they now have opportunities to grow. “We were literally ...

Early 20th century political reformers such as Hiram Johnson saw the initiative process — placing measures on the ballot for voters to decide — as an antidote to a Legislature controlled by moneyed ...

A CalMatters investigation last year found that criminal defendants across the state are routinely convicted without anyone ...

California lawmakers’ budget would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife. The Democrat said agents ...

State officials have found they are using six high-risk AI-like systems. One year ago, they reported using zero.

Mental health professionals at Kaiser are raising concerns about an artificial intelligence tool that records appointments, saying it should have more safeguards.

Regulators don't require facilities storing methyl methacrylate to have emergency plans. Thousands of people live nearby.

LA County's Measure ER clung to a narrow lead while Contra Costa's similar measure went down in defeat — a divide experts ...

Lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns ...