
Crime control and climate agendas topped the list of legislators' concerns this week.

Advocates point to the power of the arts to buttress social-emotional well-being.

Boom in warehouses comes with environmental, health costs for Inland Empire communities.

Delays were worse in math than in reading, and students of lower socioeconomic status likely faced more hurdles to learning environments.

The EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards.


The move to claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022 affects 48,000 workers.

Task force on reparations asks whether “vulnerable” former California residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, should be eligible for compensation.

The proportion of colleges with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020.

A new plan will take money from campuses missing enrollment targets and give it to schools exceeding their targets.

San Francisco and San Jose metro area office occupancy has plummeted since the pandemic began.

A new state law was intended to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

Lack of affordable student housing is connected to lower enrollment numbers.

The state is ready to expand the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act, now in its seventh year.