A dangerous atmospheric river threatens Southern California with excessive rainfall, raising debris flow fears in wildfire ...

San Mateo adopted a new approach to mental health 911 calls by pairing police with mental health clinicians. Researchers found that it reduced the number of future mental health emergency calls and ...

Homelessness numbers in Los Angeles are down but not enough for many voters to notice. It's also no longer the main issue of Karen Bass's reelection bid.

CARE Court can produce some positive results, but many people may not succeed for reasons unrelated to their ability to survive safely.

The law requires a database of teachers credibly accused of sex abuse. It will be available to schools during their hiring processes.

CalMatters produced a nonpartisan voter guide for the Prop. 50 special election, and brought it to more readers across the state thanks to newsroom partners.