State Sen. Roger Niello holds a news conference in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 13, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters To cover a budget gap in Medi-Cal — which ...

In summary California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households. The California health care program ...

In summary After a man threatened an elementary school in her district, Assemblymember Darshana Patel wants to close a loophole in the law that makes it harder to prosecute threats against places than ...

Jay Thorwaldson, a journalist who covered Palo Alto and the greater Peninsula area for nearly half a century and whose work ...

After months of controversy following the contentious ethnic studies meeting, staff maintain that board member Rowena Chiu ...

The California Legislature is often the arena for games of political Whac-A-Mole. A piece of controversial legislation fails to clear all of the Capitol’s procedural hurdles and appears to die, but ...

In summary Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes. California and 19 other states plus ...

Music of all kinds is in the air this week, from a fundraiser concert for L.A. fire relief to the world premiere of a new choral work; from a pop-up event highlighting rap and reggaeton to a nearly ...

Composer and performer Cheryl E. Leonard discovers the music hidden within rocks, ice, shells and even seaweed, amplifying or ...

Palo Alto’s latest housing proposal on San Antonio Road is an eight-story, 168-apartment complex targeting an area that city ...

In summary The governor’s planned $20 billion tunnel to divert more water south and bypass the Delta would bring years of construction noise, pollution and traffic. Residents worry their rural farm ...

In summary President Trump is taking a very different approach to AI than the Biden administration, and it could affect how California regulates artificial intelligence. AI can get rid of racist ...