Escondido Elementary School parents say their son with special needs faced physical abuse from Right At School staff.

With residents of Wilkie Way up in arms about a proposal to expand Palo Alto Commons, the city's Planning and Transportation ...

In summary National and California experts say Trump’s mass deportation plans make filling out the federal financial aid application for college a risk to students with undocumented parents.

In summary Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump. Two years ...

In summary California saw a record number of deaths in county jails two years ago. Now, a new state official is holding public meetings to hear from people concerned about safety in the lockups. After ...

An election worker processes ballots at the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections office on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters California’s 2024 election will finally ...

A small victory in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles may not seem like much from the outside — and it may prove temporary. But this recent development so far has affirmed a sense of ...

Philip Kamhi, who as Palo Alto’s chief transportation official helped lead the city’s efforts on grade separation and bike ...

Santa Clara County gun owners will have to pay more for concealed carry weapons licenses — and threats of lawsuits are ...

Palo Alto residents generally love their parks and libraries and, by and large, think their city leaders are doing a decent ...

When the state Department of Education released academic test scores of California’s public school students in October, it cast them in positive terms. “Overall,” the department said, “the percentages ...

Omar Javier Torres will assume his position as De Anza president in January if approved by the Board of Trustees. Courtesy Marisa Spatafore. Omar Javier Torres, who has a doctorate in organizational ...