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 ...
California not backing down on trans student privacy — despite Trump’s threat to yank funding
Trump administration threatens to pull funding over California’s law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify ...
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 in settlement negotiations with Uber, Lyft in massive wage-theft case
Uber and Lyft drivers rallied at three California city halls today, calling attention to a long-running lawsuit against the ...
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 the fallen officer, John Hoglund, who was gunned down responding to a ...
Opinion
The real crisis in California schools is low achievement, not cultural conflicts
Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom debate who can play in high school sports when large groups of students struggle to read and can't keep up with their grade level.
California food banks brace for funding cuts, and not only from the Trump administration
A total of 330 truckloads of food bound for food banks across California has already been suspended by the Trump administration.
Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one ...
Opinion
California’s homeless shelters aren’t for everyone. That doesn’t mean they don’t work
A formerly homeless man residing in Ventura makes the case for shelters in response to a recent CalMatters investigation.
Sue or hold back? The University of California does both as it faces Trump’s wrath
The University of California is threading a delicate needle as it navigates the Trump administration’s intensifying scrutiny ...
Rural California schools and roads lose millions in federal funding after latest cuts
Last year the nationwide total was $253 million, barely a blip in the overall federal budget, but a crucial funding source ...
The US Education Department investigates Cal State San Bernardino as Trump dismantles the agency
US Education Department is investigating dozens of colleges for programs its says may be discriminatory. The programs target ...