Ronda Deplazes thought Gov. Newsom's CARE Court could save her son as he struggled with mental illness. Almost three years ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court changed the way California treats people with severe mental illness. We spoke with dozens of participants to learn how it's working.

CalPERS won't say what climate companies it invests in. The pension also holds positions in fossil fuel, airlines, plastics manufacturing and technology.

During the pandemic, federal money flooded into state and local coffers. Once that funding ended, government spending didn't adjust downward.

A diversion program created by the Legislature in 2020 has allowed some people charged with vehicular manslaughter to keep ...

Gov. Newsom called for ‘accountability’ on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is tougher on Republican-leaning communities that resist building housing than on regions run by affluent ...

The Ciummo firm has become the face of the privatization of California’s public defense. Even their courtroom adversaries wish they’d put up more of a fight.

As Tijuana River sewage has contaminated neighborhoods, the federal government has pledged two-thirds of a billion to clean it up. Will California follow?

With unemployment and consumer prices climbing, community college enrollment is increasing as students look to gain new job ...

As oil and gas companies pivot to plastic, certain California neighborhoods become unhealthy sacrifice zones again.

Echoing state and local officials, a new analysis agrees: hydrant failures in the Palisades fire were ‘the rule rather than ...