Incarcerated women have accused at least 83 California correctional officers of sex assault in lawsuits that are playing out ...

A joint city-county agency that provides homeless services to L.A. may lay off workers, according to a letter, which would affect the area’s homelessness crisis.

With suicide and violence stalking students, counselors are often the first to notice kids in trouble. They're also among the first to lose their jobs to budget cuts.

President Trump and Republicans in Congress last week ignored Gov. Gavin Newsom's requests for fire aid. Newsom has been critical of them recently.

The law enforcement agency swore in more than 130 cadets last week, following a major hiring campaign that began in 2022.

Federal cuts imperil government and private water partnerships and hobble disaster planning. Can the state maintain its water expertise?

AI’s planned data-center boom is straining California’s grid forecasts and raising fears that customers could pay for ...

CalMatters’ homelessness coverage this year has spanned multiple investigations, stories and resources that led to real-world impact.

Cuts to Medicaid have put nearly 1 million California children with disabilities in danger of losing critical services.

A new poll shared exclusively with CalMatters adds to a slate of recent surveys suggesting Californians’ support is waning ...

Addiction recovery starts when California creates spaces to replace isolation with belonging, where people can gain the confidence to change their lives.

But will the Legislature's "outcomes review" tackle tough bills, or just those that can easily produce success?