California lawmakers reject caps on abuse payouts, but deal could still give schools relief

Legislators struck a last-minute deal that keeps survivors' right to sue over child sex abuse intact but raises the evidence ...

Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says

Prop. 47 led to an estimated 7,000 more unsheltered homeless Californians between 2015 and 2019, according to a new PPIC ...

She made a fatal choice at 22. Now she’s in prison, figuring herself out one day at a time

Grace Coleman caused a terrible crime and realized she needed help to rebuild herself. She's finding it in a California prison ...

Can California help lower the cost of GLP-1s? Here’s what lawmakers are proposing

An LA-area Democrat wants California to partner with drug manufacturers to make weight loss drugs cheaper — drawing on her own experience paying out of pocket.

Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities

UCLA’s new major combines classical humanities with technical know-how to examine a digitized and increasingly AI-enhanced world.
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Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next

The governor will appoint new state education leadership. But three bills to hold the state more accountable just died in the state senate.
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A broken promise could cost some California counties and cities millions of dollars

Years after California reduced vehicle license fees and promised to make cities and counties whole, a glitch in the payment system may cause San Mateo County to lose $220 million a year.

Newsom pushes environmental carve-out for campaign donor’s Santa Monica project

The proposal would expedite the environmental review of a Newsom appointee’s mixed-use project in Santa Monica, despite ...