CalMatters

The UC has grown its enrollment of California undergraduates by 16,000 in the last five years. University officials say they won’t be able to continue that growth if state funding is cut.

Santa Monica College started the first community college program to train people for jobs in homeless services. But can it last?

Republican candidates Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco want to make California golden again.

Special education is shifting to a different federal agency. Advocates fear the loss of expertise will harm students.

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

Any Californian can now buy Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, at a steep discount through a deal Gov. Gavin Newsom's office negotiated.

Wickey Two Hands was supposed to be the first person tried for camping in Fresno. Instead, after the city and county poured resources into his case, it was dismissed at the last minute.

After voters approved Proposition 36 last year, some Republican lawmakers are seeing greater support for tougher parole rules.

California colleges support low-income students — including non-citizens — using federal funds. Trump policy now excludes non-citizens.

California challenges Trump's emergency tariffs in federal court as the state budget and trade with China hang in the balance.

Dual enrollment courses are on the rise in California, but access gaps linger.

Sen. Scott Wiener's bill failed after construction trade unions — major Democratic donors — convinced lawmakers to kill the legislation.