One reason for the seemingly endless upward trajectory of rents is how expensive it is to build new apartments in California.

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At least half, $85 million, will be directed to conservancies in Southern California, while $54 will focus on the Sierra ...

Lawmakers move hundreds of bills to die quietly behind closed doors with little public explanation or accountability.

Underinvested and underrepresented Salton Sea communities are pushing state officials for key infrastructure as lithium mining expands.

The NIH restored a leading University of California researcher’s $36 million dementia grant after terminating it as part of Trump’s DEI purge.

A CalMatters investigation finds the DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways.

Follow along as we investigate how California lets deadly drivers stay on the road.

Her extensive property portfolio includes Sacramento office buildings that rent to state agencies and dozens of organizations with business before the state.

California still has not "equalized" its education funding, and its inequitable system can't close academic achievement gaps.

The Santa Barbara County pipeline caused a major oil spill a decade ago. The new owners say they don't need new permits. The ...