In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Phone‑Free Schools Act (AB 3216), which requires every school district, charter school, and county education office to adopt policies by July 1, ...

Emily Hart was a pickup-driving, Trump-supporting blonde bombshell who frequently posted photos on Instagram along with captions about “deporting illegals.” Within a few weeks she gained thousands of ...

Emmett Yu shares about embracing and learning to accept his birthmark. When I was born, my shoulder was stuck behind my mom’s pelvic bone, making for a difficult three-hour delivery. Doctors tried ...

A study released in June by Stanford University researchers found California homeowners insurance premiums are up 84% since 2020. FAIR Plan enrollment has nearly tripled — from under 2% to 5% of homes ...

Living in the famed area “comes with a huge price tag. When we have disaster, it's abundant,” said Meredith Gafill, whose family runs Nepenthe restaurant.

The group show, co-curated by Janie Perez-Radler, presents six women artists who explore contrasts between machines and organic, embodied or sacred material. These works, though provocative, leave ...

San Francisco has a $17 billion plan to save its waterfront from rising seas. Now comes the hard part: funding it.

The city’s public defender has called for an audit of how and why officers can determine whether a car is stolen.

Genaro Ventura, a now-retired custodian for the city of L.A., worked nights. When he’d come home around 2 a.m., the smell of oil and chemicals was often strong in the air. “Since the night is quiet, ...

Critics of a Trump review of the state’s coastal management policies say the consequences of deregulation and industrialization would be dire.

KQED readers have asked us about where their electricity comes from, how much of it is “green,” and what's powering the state's electric grid. So we found out.

More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every kid needs a champion,” her words still ...