Raid or rumor? Reports of immigrations sweeps are warping life in California’s Central Valley
It feels like you’re on edge all the time,’ one immigrant advocate said about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement posture and the seemingly constant rumors of impending sweeps.
California just blew its first deadline for voter-approved health care measure
The unclaimed money is tied to Proposition 35, a ballot measure passed by 68% of voters in November. The measure committed ...
Inside a $17 billion maintenance backlog plaguing California’s universities
Absent a long-term funding plan, the deferred maintenance backlog has grown to an estimated $9.1 billion for the University of California and $8.3 billion for Cal State University as of the 2023-24 ...
Opinion
Money, location shape California’s criminal defense system to an unconstitutional level
Flat-free contracts for public defense attorneys are barred in many states, yet 15 California counties use this problematic format.
California snowpack is near-average — what does this mean for water supplies?
At 90%, Sierra Nevada snow is nothing like record-smashing 2023. But it's the thrid year in a row with near or above-average ...
Alec Baldwin, a $227,000 payment and a San Jose fundraiser at heart of allegations against former lawmaker
Investigators find that Assemblymember Evan Low's tech nonprofit paid Alec Baldwin $227,000 to appear at two events, then deliberately tried to conceal part of it ...
Opinion
If California bails out LA’s $1 billion budget deficit, beware the slippery slope
Los Angeles' leaders got plenty of warnings they've been overspending. Now they're using the January fires to ask the state for a bailout.
California Democratic lawmaker exaggerated his record as a police officer
The Gardena Democrat has been exaggerating his brief stint as a reserve police officer — and especially his relationship with ...
Trump clawed back billions in federal health grants. Here’s how much California is losing
The Trump administration clawed back hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to California health agencies, likely ...
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