Cash-strapped counties and schools want relief from costly child sex abuse lawsuits, which have risen steadily since ...

The state has its own massive fleet and deep pockets — but a new federal "full suppression" strategy and deadly firefighter deaths are testing even California's resources.

California has fostered programs that move students from classroom to careers, but employers need regional help navigating them, and the young people in them need to be paid, a nonprofit executive ...

Cal Fire firefighters carry a fire hose up a hillside during the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley on May 18, 2026. Photo by Zin Chiang for CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom ...

The California Courts of Appeal decided to appoint a judge to investigate what led to AI-based errors in four Nevada County ...

A group published a fabricated poll on LA's mayoral race, fooling the mayor’s campaign and news outlets — then admitted it ...

Records show that court officials and the state Professional Fiduciaries Bureau missed red flags in an alleged $6 million Ponzi-like scheme.

Homelessness appears to be down in some California counties. Stricter ordinances, though, could be obscuring the true numbers.

Sabrina Cervantes' committee's "hostile amendment" gutted a major DUI reform bill with widespread support in Sacramento.

Emails obtained by CalMatters show how California Forever sought to fast-track approval for a proposed Solano County shipyard.

The rollback could open more than 4 million acres to development, even as research shows roads can increase wildfire ...

Community clinics in California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide.