Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that would’ve given tribal governments a greater voice in water projects and in preventing the destruction of sacred Indigenous religious sites on state land.

Election denier groups are filing public records requests with counties asking for records that could be used to cast doubt on the November elections.

Students don’t need to take the SAT to get into the UC. Professors say students are coming in unprepared for college-level work and want the test back.

Will Californians benefit from what the bond money buys after the debt is paid off? Will it support those most in need?

California’s Prop 44 limits how medical clinics spend on administrative expenses. A healthcare union argues some are shortchanging patient services.

Proposition 5 on California's November election changes recall rules in a way that could help incumbents stay in office. Democrats support it.

Tens of millions of dollars in food benefits for California families are about to expire. Here’s how to use the money.

Gov. Gavin Newsom this week claimed a major victory for CARE Court, his program to provide mental health treatment to ...

Bernie Sanders rallied hundreds in sweltering Bakersfield heat for Randy Villegas, a progressive long shot in one of the ...

Melanie Henshaw is the joint Indigenous Affairs Reporter for CalMatters and ICT. A proud Californian and citizen of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, she has spent her career covering Indigenous communities ...

L.A. police allegedly profiled and detained several young men the day they were set to graduate from a reentry program in Boyle Heights.

Opponents say Prop. 40 opens the door to broader taxes. Experts explain what the measure allows and what would take another ...