To align with changes to state law, the new policies must be in place by March 1.
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California’s community colleges are now giving college credit for students’ previous work experiences. The state has a goal of rapidly expanding access to these credits, though tracking progress on that goal has been difficult so far.
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A dispute over whether negotiated raises for maintenance workers must be honored is triggering a strike at Cal Poly Humboldt.
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An employee at Shasta County has won a wrongful termination case he’s been fighting for over a year. The details reveal pressure from county leadership.
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Louisiana pushed Tuesday to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills, setting up a likely test of laws designed to protect telehealth providers who ship abortion pills nationwide.
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Courts have blocked previous Trump administration attempts to cut funding to sanctuary jurisdictions. Both Oregon and California have statewide sanctuary laws.
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State lawmakers are already taking legislative steps to “Trump-proof” California’s elections, starting with a bill designed to keep President Donald Trump off of California’s ballot in 2028.
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A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
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California conducts a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) every eight years, which determines how many housing units need to be built in each jurisdiction.
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Common Sense Media had rival ballot initiatives designed to protect kids from chatbots. Now, they've merged their efforts.
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California faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year, one that’s drastically smaller than an $18 billion shortfall forecast last fall, according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal released on Friday.
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Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families.
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Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week has left questions about who will represent California’s 1st Congressional district — a conservative agricultural region north of Sacramento.
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People going to the Humboldt County Courthouse will no longer have to pass through security to enter, due to a lack of funding.
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Access and payment to receive vaccines will remain the same.