One of the murder victims had left a chilling message on Facebook one day before his body was found, identifying the man who would be arrested for his murder.

David Toston fills a vacancy created when Mary Ann Dewan was fired in October 2024.

California’s Republican representatives are calling for the U.S. Department of Education and Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how California’s community colleges are handling financial aid fraud.

California receives $2.4 billion in federal Title I money for low-income schools, about $1.3 billion for special education and $250 million for after-school programs, among other grants.

Google, oil companies and utilities helped push California lobbying to a record $540 million in 2024, up 10% from the year before.

The New York Times today put the mayor in the national spotlight for leading the city council in a plan to threaten homeless people who don’t accept offers of shelter, saying it’s  the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California.

California is the first state in the nation to provide an affordable direct-to-consumer drug online.

Negotiations with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265, which represents about 1,500 transit workers, remain unresolved.

Almost half a year into the dispute, eight striking Kaiser mental health workers wrapped up a hunger strike as broken-off negotiations were set to resume.

A one-day recount will begin on April 24, with certification of the final two candidates to be announced on April 28.

Federal programs offer financial aid and counseling to low-income and first-generation college students. California was allowed to include students without legal status, which the Trump administration is now ending.

The suspects, from San Jose, Sunnyvale, Fremont and Oakland, used social media applications earlier this month believing they were communicating with a juvenile under 14 years of age, according to police.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to unilaterally enact tariffs, which have created economic chaos, driven up prices, and harmed the state, families, and businesses.

A citizens’ group, “Operation Anti-King,” formed in early April said it is recruiting voters in every House district to press for Trump’s impeachment.

The Downtown Association Board of Directors appointed Past Board Chair Gumby Marques as interim CEO.

The union and the transit agency have not resumed negotiations on a new contract. The former contract expired March 10 without a contract agreement, prompting workers to strike.