Striking workers would have been eligible to collect California unemployment benefits under a bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed. He said the state can’t afford it. 

Hate crimes were up 20% in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. 

Restorative justice is a controversial process that brings together the student who was harmed, the person who harmed them and the community to seek solutions.

As state lawmakers debate measures that would allow homeless students to park overnight on campus, dorms offers an alternate path.

A new bill would bar colleges from receiving state financial aid dollars if they give preference to applicants with ties to alumni or donors.

Though a hearing this week generated talk of crackdowns, there are limits to what the government can do to prevent future scandals.