The Campbell Democrat and former Santa Clara County supervisor wants to send no-strings-attached checks to 15,000 homeless high school seniors in California.

Researches from Stanford University are exploring new math teaching approaches in a classroom in Oak Grove School District in San Jose,

The Sacramento mass shooting is sure to intensify questions about what elected officials can do to curb rising gun violence and crime before concerned Californians vote in the June 7 primary.

The April snowpack, key to how much water flows into reservoirs, is 38% of average statewide, proving that drought hasn’t relaxed its grip on California.

A task force of state educators, parents and education experts is working to recommend policies to improve years of low reading scores throughout California

Californians facing eviction as soon as next week would get a temporary reprieve under a bill endorsed by the state’s Democratic leaders.

The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough?

In San José over the past five years, 57% of all traffic fatalities happened during the dark hours of the day, with over 30% of those incidents caused by speeding.

California’s economic recovery from the devastations of the pandemic was stronger than previously estimated — but skyrocketing inflation could rob the state of its hard-earned gains.

One option for California lawmakers is to decrease the state tax on gas suppliers. Another is some form of rebate to help defray the higher cost of gas.

Local jurisdictions are free to impose their own requirements, but all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, will no longer be required by California to wear a mask indoors at schools and child care facilities starting March 12. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom joined President Joe Biden as well as executives from the mineral mining and processing industry to announce both public and private investments in the mining of minerals like lithium and cobalt.

A new poll finds that crime and homelessness are key issues for California voters and that Gov. Newsom’s approval rating has dropped.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this week that requires large employers in California to offer workers up to 80 hours of COVID-related paid sick leave. But there’s a catch: The bill, which the Legislature passed on Feb. 7, doesn’t apply to small employers with 25 or fewer workers.

Proponents are targeting laws such as Senate Bill 9, which took effect Jan. 1, and allows for a property zoned single-family to be split for a duplex without a public hearing.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders anounced they have agreed to restore California paid sick leave for COVID-19.