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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A measles poster at the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2015. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters From CalMatters health reporter Ana B. Ibarra: California public health officials are ...

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 ...

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 A family can sue the California Highway Patrol over an incident in which an officer missed the signs of an accident victim’s stroke and arrested him. Six years ago, a federal judge decided ...

In summary AI can help businesses charge you more based on how it evaluates your personal history and desires. California lawmakers want to end that price discrimination. California lawmakers want to ...

California’s state budget is mired in what fiscal authorities call a “structural deficit,” meaning its revenues cannot keep up with spending mandated by current law. For several years, Gov. Gavin ...

After scientists at Menlo Park’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory spent over two decades developing and constructing a car-sized camera, it has now been installed at the new, nearly complete Vera ...