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Student Vanessa Menera, 18, in the Innovation and Instruction Building at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson on Feb. 19, 2026.

Student Vanessa Menera, 18, in the Innovation and Instruction Building at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson on Feb. 19, 2026.

How one Cal State campus is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment

June 9, 2026

Lawmakers stripped the Board of Equalization of power. Now they’re fighting to join it

June 5, 2026

Race for governor, campaign finance

Race for governor, campaign finance

Follow the money: Who’s backing California’s next governor — and why

May 28, 2026

An unfinished motel conversion in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 27. The project is expected to finish more than a year after the original deadline, city records show.

An unfinished motel conversion in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 27. The project is expected to finish more than a year after the original deadline, city records show.

Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? We filed 100 records requests to find out

May 22, 2026

Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is also running for governor, speaks to reporters March 20 about his election probe.

Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is also running for governor, speaks to reporters March 20 about his election probe.

Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure

May 15, 2026

In the background, Amanda Smith, a behavioral specialist, holds up a child outside the Moore Learning Preschool & Childcare Center in Elk Grove on Feb. 6, 2026.

In the background, Amanda Smith, a behavioral specialist, holds up a child outside the Moore Learning Preschool & Childcare Center in Elk Grove on Feb. 6, 2026.

Newsom expanded free preschool; now private day cares can’t afford to stay open

March 9, 2026

Google headquarters in Silicon Valley.

Google headquarters in Silicon Valley.

How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal

December 6, 2025

A line of federal immigration agents faces protesters in a stand-off near the Glass House Farms facility near Camarillo on July 10.

A line of federal immigration agents faces protesters in a stand-off near the Glass House Farms facility near Camarillo on July 10.

Behind the masks: Who are the people rounding up immigrants in California?

August 2, 2025

Covered California sends residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn

May 5, 2025

A shuttered door remains at a homeless shelter in Anaheim that is permanently shut down and partially boarded up.

A shuttered door remains at a homeless shelter in Anaheim that is permanently shut down and partially boarded up.

‘Volunteer Jail’: 7 things to know about the failure of California’s homeless shelters

March 3, 2025