CalMatters

A lawsuit claimed UC San Diego scholarship for Black students was discriminatory. It cited the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act as evidence.

While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to teach reading.

If California redistricts, the conservative beach town that banned LGBTQ Pride flags on city property would get a gay, progressive Democrat in Congress.

A new California law aims to protect private data from the federal government.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five laws advancing reparations for the descendants of enslaved people in California, but he vetoed five others. One civil rights attorney said it'll take more than one legislative cycle to fix 400 years of harm.

Cal State officials plan to use the loan to pay for one-time bonuses to faculty and staff. The loan must be repaid by July.

Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services and reduced access to care for Californians.

California's first insulin pens will be for sale two years after the governor’s promised delivery date in 2024.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have raised the fees when buying a vehicle in California and signed another to make purchase terms clear.

Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles fires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.

In the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.

A controversial bill that would have banned short kids from the front seat was watered down, but small children still face new seat belt rules under a new law.