A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural county. Residents and local leaders are fighting back.

State leaders struck a deal with Uber and trial lawyers to keep rivaling measures off the November ballot, but no deal yet on ...

Want government records? You might have to pay more, wait longer or even fight the court to obtain them under a proposed new ...

California gave an old mobile home program a new name, a new focus and millions more to spend. The results are starting to come in.

Los Angeles officials are fighting state housing reforms with a proposal that places the right type of housing in the wrong place.

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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.

As community colleges replace courses by mail with online classes, students and professors debate whether this type of learning is any more effective.

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

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

A California city banned new data centers, underscoring a growing skepticism about the energy-hungry hubs that power ...