CalMatters

The University of California’s student government wants every campus to have a collegiate recovery program.

A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

While California has rules to protect farmworkers from excessive heat, inspections and citations are significantly down.

In classrooms, libraries and city councils, conservatives are pushing back against California’s progressive politics and policies. Catch up on stories that explain what’s happening.

The California Legislature gets back to work this week for a one-month sprint to adjournment on Aug. 31. Lawmakers have a lot to finish up.

Fresno County is about to appoint a library review committee that critics say will censor children’s books. But a bill before the Legislature would outlaw such groups in California.

California community land trusts, which buy land and sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents, have tripled.

Legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.

About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs.

A hazardous haze, made up of small, inhalable particles, casts a pall over the desert. This year has been severe, triggering asthma attacks — so what is being done to clean it up?

The November election is less than 100 days away, and CalMatters will have the lowdown on each of the ballot’s 10 propositions.

Californians trigger thousands of wildfires every year with poor choices and reckless behavior. The Park Fire, ignited by a man pushing a burning car, was one.