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California is racing to adjust its Medi-Cal budget after expanding coverage in recent years. Here, a hospital employee enters Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland on August 24, 2020.

California’s Medi-Cal shortfall hits $6.2 billion with ‘unprecedented’ cost increases

California is spending billions more than planned for Medi-Cal. Some of the cost drivers include higher enrollment among immigrants without legal status as well as pharmacy costs.

Ruby Marichalar at her home in San Jose on March 14, 2025. After Marichalar’s son was killed, she turned to the California Victim Compensation Board to help pay for her son’s funeral, but she was denied twice.

California crime victim fund ordered to change course: ‘They didn’t lift a damn finger’

Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one.

President Trump departs after speaking with reporters in the Grand Foyer during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday.

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service

The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender service members from the military.

Lt Eunice Abuan was representing the U.S. Navy at a career fair aimed at helping kids who live in San Diego's "Promise Zone." March 18, 2025

San Diego hosts career fair for Promise Zone residents

The City of San Diego invited young people from its federally designated Promise Zone — from Barrio Logan to Encanto — to sample jobs and training programs.

San Diego Housing Authority approves 5% pay rise for housing commission head

The pay bump for the San Diego Housing Commission's president and CEO comes as the agency cut a popular housing voucher program earlier this year and could face more cuts in the near future.

The Trump administration has put journalists at government-funded broadcasters, including Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL), on leave on March 15 as it froze funding to them.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.

A house for sale in San Diego is pictured in this undated photo.

Report: February housing prices improve in San Diego from previous month

Home prices in San Diego County rose in February compared to the previous month, and they were still higher than housing prices one year ago, the California Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.

Trump calls for the impeachment of a judge, as lawsuits pile up

To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.

Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martínez, photographed in London in 2011.

Aurelio Martínez, ambassador of Garifuna music, has died

The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday in an airplane crash.

Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' shakes up the charts at No. 1

As expected, Lady Gaga's Mayhem storms to a No. 1 debut, becoming her seventh album to top the chart.

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