Sex Abuse Survivors and Broke School Districts at Odds in Legislature’s Final Days
State lawmakers are struggling to balance counties’ and schools’ financial health with the incalculable cost of survivors’ trauma.
Californians Voted to Spend $1 Billion on K-12 Arts. Why Are Schools Returning the Money?
Proposition 28, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 2022, sets aside about $1 billion a year for the arts in California…
As Kids Grapple With a Mid-Summer Heat Wave, New State Laws Try to Help
One new California law promotes heat illness education in schools; another, rolling out this month, requires rules for outdoor activity…
Newsom’s Final Budget Sends More Than a Billion Dollars to University of California, Cal State
Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.
Private Prison Company Sells Two of California’s Immigrant Detention Centers to the Federal Government
Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the…
California to Share Driver License Data Despite Fears It Could Expose Unauthorized Immigrants
The new state budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed includes $55 million for the DMV to build a data-sharing system,…
California Gave Every Student in Prison a Laptop. How Community Colleges Are Using Them
California prisons have given 30,000 laptops to incarcerated students. Inmates say using technology prepares them to enter the workforce.
New Commission Takes Aim at California’s Broken Public Defense System
California is one of just two states that provides no money for the basic defense of poor people accused of…
5 Things to Know About California’s New Billionaire Tax Measure
A healthcare workers union is pushing a one-time 5% tax on the state's roughly 200 billionaires to offset federal Medicaid…
California Admits Using High-Risk AI — Including Systems It Failed to Report Last Year
State officials have found they are using six high-risk AI-like systems. One year ago, they reported using zero.