CalMatters

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.

Advocates say the California Public Utilities Commission’s 10-year-old promise to make the state’s cell phone service subsidy program available to undocumented immigrants could be fulfilled in November.

The overall number of 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten has increased. But as the program is being phased in, the percentage of eligible children enrolling has dropped.

The Park Fire just pushed California’s wildfire season into overdrive and a new map shows us its movement. It has grown rapidly since it started near Chico on July 24. Within two days, the blaze had consumed some 178,000 acres, then it doubled the next day.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set health care workers on a path to a $25 minimum wage. Lawmakers then delayed it, but some hospitals are raising pay ahead of schedule.

Patients looking for doctors who will take their insurance often find the list of doctors provided by their insurance companies are inaccurate or out of date.