California’s final frontier faces firefighter shortage
When the state consolidates inmate fire camps next month, remote Modoc County is left with few resources to prevent and battle its lightning-sparked fires.
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Spring pause in legislative session leaves bills awaiting Governor’s decision
Faced with less time to hold hearings and less money to spend on new initiatives, lawmakers chucked an estimated three-quarters of the bills introduced at the beginning of the year.
From internet rights to streeteries, how the pandemic is changing working from home
Coronavirus has reshaped how Californians live, learn and work in uneven ways.
What’s left of Confederate monuments in California
Confederate monuments are falling across the country. While many are in the South, California has its own history with the Confederacy.
California is about to allow former felons to serve on juries. Here’s why.
James Binnall is no stranger to the courtroom. He worked as a defense lawyer in San Diego on several homicide cases. Then he was summoned for jury duty at the...
California is about to allow former felons to serve on juries. Here’s why.
People with former felony convictions can vote in California, but they can't serve on juries. A new law is going to change that.
In California, the teen birth rate has hit a record low. How?
Diana Shalabi had to be sure. She was 15 when she told her dad she needed cash for a high school football game. Actually, it was for pregnancy tests. Test...
Is your city ready for California’s next recession?
The California economy may be flush, but recession is on the horizon, and new data from the state auditor shows pensions, questionable management and other risky fiscal business have put...
California models how to banish gerrymandering — and why that’s so hard
Ask Cynthia Dai what she’s been up to in her spare time, and she’ll say “saving democracy.” Nearly a decade ago, she discovered that applications were about to close for...
Is California’s ethnic studies plan too politically correct even for California?
As Americans grapple with shifts in culture and demographics, majority-minority California is developing a high school curriculum in ethnic studies, one of the first nationally. Not long ago — while managing his extracurriculars...
