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The impact of the pandemic on children and teenagers has been profound. Do you have a child who has something to say about this last year?
CalMatters interviewed 45 of 58 county registrars and found the mail voting saw few glitches and might provide a blueprint for the future.
Elizabeth and Nicole go deep to talk with small business owners about the most recent coronavirus spike and to explain the “Latino vote.”
The pandemic has touched all of us, in ways that might have seemed unimaginable just a year ago.
Alice Huffman has resigned as president of the California NAACP after a turbulent election season.
At least California vote-counters are having a good year.
Though the pandemic-induced recession hasn’t been as bad as expected, it is hitting the most vulnerable Californians hardest.
The reasons students are leaving range from financial insecurities to difficulties with online learning.
Hospitals are facing pressure in federal court to speed up admissions of mentally ill inmates from the COVID-riddled prison system.
In the latest installment of the “Future of Work” series, California mayors explain their cities’ most pressing issues.
Election results showed that most of CA's blue counties moved further away from Trump — and the bulk of its Republican counties did too.
Two years ago, Democratic newcomers across the state were swept into Congress atop a frothing “blue wave” of anti-Trump fervor.
With Obamacare questioned in the Supreme Court this week and pressure to fill Kamala Harris' senate seat amounts, CA has much at stake.
Women in Santa Clara County are the most likely in California to work a low-wage job. They also face CA's third highest gender income gap.
When the state consolidates inmate fire camps next month, remote Modoc County is left with few resources to prevent and battle its fires.
With the failure of Prop 15, the $140 million campaign to hike property taxes on businesses across the state finally comes to a close.
Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
With California’s junior senator Kamala Harris poised to become America’s first female vice president, a remarkable pattern has taken hold.
With the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the Golden state is poised to exert more influence in the White House.
Here are eight ways that California shaped Kamala Harris and that Harris has shaped California.
