Other states and cities have universal childcare, but the efforts have stalled in California.

The lack of investigators affects counties throughout the state, from poor, rural areas to the state’s largest and most well-funded public defense offices.

Federal rural schools funding goes to counties with large swaths of untaxable federal land. California is set to receive over $40 million.

The Cal Bears will face Hawaii on Dec. 24 with a chance at their first eight-win season since 2019.

A Chrome browser tool features a movable bubble that provides information without typing a prompt, spurring a rise in AI cheating on tests.

Find out if Prop. 50 passed and see how redistricting could shift congressional representation in California and nationwide

The close of polls at 8 p.m. marked the culmination of a remarkably short election season launched by Gov. Gavin Newsom over the summer in response to Texas Republicans' gerrymandering.

State education officials found that OUSD created a discriminatory environment in three incidents, including the distribution of a map of the Middle East without Israel. An Arab American organization says the complainants conflated criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

One California Head Start program has closed and three more are about to. More closures are expected soon as the shutdown continues.

In California thousands of young men are in crisis — not working and not in school. Helping them requires a multi-faceted approach.

This California high school features multi-hour labs that blend topics and the curriculum is tailored to students’ interests.

President Trump name-dropped Bay Area tech executives when he called off an immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco. Gov. Newsom was prepared to sue over a potential National Guard deployment.

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If she were elected governor, former Senate leader Toni Atkins would oversee contracts with her spouse's many consulting firms.

The Senate will continue work on the House-passed $9.4 billion spending cuts in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding already approved by the Congress.

After President Donald Trump’s early budget eliminated the Head Start program, advocates led a nationwide lobbying effort to save it.

Last year the nationwide total was $253 million, barely a blip in the overall federal budget, but a crucial funding source for rural communities that have limited options for raising revenue.