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The Atlanta shootings and other recent attacks on Asian Americans have prompted state lawmakers to resurrect past bills, but hurdles remain.
COMMENTARY: Police executives and scholars assert the complexity of 21st century policing demands a college degree.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is priming the state to take a significantly different approach to criminal justice.
Commentary: Rather than a wealth tax, we should build on these successful strategies that create jobs and support working families.
PODCAST: Listen to the “California State of Mind” episode, co-hosted by Nicole Nixon and Elizabeth Aguilera.
Political smears helped flip four California Congressional seats in 2020 — What that might mean for a Newsom recall and 2022 races.
This week's state Supreme Court decision on cash bail could fundamentally alter the state’s criminal justice system.
In California, 8,500 licensed child care sites have shut down since the pandemic began. The pandemic has decimated these child care centers.
It's a good kind of problem to have.
The pandemic has restricted the number of clinical placements available to nursing students, forcing them to practice on virtual patients.
CA housing is crowded, expensive and difficult to find, but if these bills pass, some cities could look very different a decade from now.
One year after schools shuttered, the fears of many parents of California's special-needs students have been realized.
Some of CA's largest districts and most powerful unions are pushing back, suggesting that many students may not return to the classroom.
To move the needle on voter turnout, these fundamental changes would build trust in our elections and democratic institutions.
California is in a costly and precarious stalemate, and the educational trajectory of millions of K-12 students hangs in the balance.
Four million more Californians can now register for their coronavirus shot, and people with pre-existing health conditions are on the list.
There’s still widespread disagreement on how close desks can be as well as other safety concerns when schools reopen in California.
Economists say small property owners have been uniquely pinched by the pandemic as renters move out or stop paying.
Gov. Gavin Newsom officially launched a campaign Monday against the effort to oust him from office, as fellow Democrats stood behind him.
Here are some priorities the State Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife can tackle now to get ready for the next drought.
