State law permits campus police to own and use military weapons as long as they report it to the public. However, not every college follows the law.

Homeless Californians suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD at high rates; street therapy can be life changing, but access is limited.

A new law lets schools offer nondairy beverages instead of milk, but they’re more expensive. The state budget made more money available.

Immigrant detainees work for $1 a day inside a Geo Group facility in central California. The company settled a state ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Southern California air pollution rules that target emissions from industrial and commercial gas appliances.

Private prison company CoreCivic sold two California properties to the Department of Homeland Security. It will continue ...

California's budget plan, Newsom’s last as governor, relies on higher revenue projections and new taxes to delay healthcare ...

After decades of voluntary desegregation, California schools have grown more segregated, not less. District boundaries are a major reason.

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California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, from the controversial billionaire tax to an ...

A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.