Education A California university is cutting ties with the Border Patrol after outcry By Phoebe Huss | CalMatters | July 31, 2026 Students and faculty at UC San Diego protested against campus police for collaborating with Border Patrol through a federal grant program.
Housing Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 31, 2026 Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued.
California Alameda County child welfare agency placed under state oversight after years of failures By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | July 30, 2026 The move represents the first step of state intervention following an onsite agency review in March.
climate change California fire season has been quiet. A heat wave could change that fast By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | July 29, 2026 California has so far escaped devastating fires this summer, but a coming heat wave increases the potential for dangerous conditions.
California California will add science scores to its school accountability system. Why it matters By John Fensterwald | EdSource | July 28, 2026 Critics pan initial display of new state measure of students’ growth on tests.
Bay Area Mill Valley swimmer aims to become first to swim California’s entire coast By Mary Rose Kaczorowski | Bay City News | July 28, 2026 Catherine Breed is using the journey to bring attention to the unsung heroes and organizations working to protect California’s coastal waters.
Bay Area Sonoma State University to reinstate NCAA Division II athletics program By Adam Sutro | Bay City News | July 28, 2026 Revival backed by state funding.
Bay Area Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage, seeks Bay Area donors By Valerie Conklin | Bay City News | July 28, 2026 Significant shortage prompts emergency for only second time in organization's 145-year history.
California Newsom reverses on long-sought paid leave benefit for teachers in California By Annie Sciacca | KFF Health News | July 28, 2026 California lawmakers had given public school and community college employees up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave in the education bill.
California California pension ruling limits how many vacation hours workers can count for retirement By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | July 27, 2026 A new state Supreme Court ruling upholds limits on how many vacation hours government workers can cash out and apply toward the pension formulas.