California's second-in-command has little power beyond serving on higher ed boards. These candidates want the job anyway — and say they can lower tuition.

Newsom cheered the Delta tunnel’s latest milestone. But with decades behind it and major hurdles ahead, will California ever build it?

Ballots are in the mail for California’s primary election. These are the congressional races CalMatters is watching closely — and the candidates fighting for their political lives.

In his memoir, Pratt describes himself as selfish, undisciplined and unprincipled. He deflects blame, squanders fortunes and ...

A homeless man was arrested after using stolen credit cards to buy a meal and then spent six months in a Bay Area jail. His ...

Six Democrats and two Republicans attacked each other but struggled to offer clear alternatives in a chaotic debate that left ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to ...

Medicare fraud can have dangerous consequences for beneficiaries, but resources exist for people who suspect fraud.

The federal Local Food Purchase Assistance cooperative agreement program pays for locally grown food for feeding programs, such as food banks. It's ending two years early.

California health clinics are suing to stop a union ballot measure that would dictate how they spend money — and they say it could force hundreds of clinics to close.

California's DMV is sharing data about 1 million unauthorized immigrants so its driver licenses will still be accepted at ...

It's a big job to regulate the nation's largest property and casualty insurance market for homeowners, businesses, renters ...