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From left, candidates Tony Thurmond, Chad Bianco, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Matt Mahan and Antonio Villaraigosa stand on stage for the CBS California Gubernatorial Debate at Bridges Auditorium on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont on April 28, 2026.

How will California’s next governor handle homelessness?

Whoever takes the mantle as California’s next governor will face an immediate test as they try to solve the crisis of homelessness on our streets.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shoots pepper spray at a protester outside of the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Is San Diego prepared for large-scale federal immigration enforcement?

Several nonprofits and immigrant rights organization told KPBS that Mayor Todd Gloria has not been collaborative or transparent in creating a response plan for how to handle a Minneapolis-style immigration enforcement operation in San Diego.

The California State Treasurer's Office in Sacramento on May 1, 2026.

In the 6-way race to be California’s treasurer, it likely comes down to 2 Democrats

California’s treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job.

Dozens of Imperial Valley residents packed the county administration building to protest officials' ongoing consideration of a massive data center project during an Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting in El Centro, California on December 9, 2025.

Sierra Club sues Imperial County over approval of massive data center complex

The national environmental group accused county officials of approving the project in fragments, obscuring the scale of the development from the public.

An empty desk on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol on May 31, 2022.

California Republicans who flipped seats in 2024 are fighting to keep them

Vulnerable Republican incumbents are seeking to distance themselves from President Donald Trump as they try to hang on to 2024 gains in the state Legislature.

A digital collage set against a black-and-white, grainy photograph of a sunlit stone arcade or university hallway. Several silhouetted figures of students are overlaid with vibrant, multi-colored gradients of orange, teal, and purple. Within these silhouettes, white text lists various immigration statuses, such as "Refugee / Asylee," "Permanent Res," "Student Visa (F-1)," and "Status Unknown." Floating around the figures are stylized, colorful butterfly silhouettes in similar gradients. A grid pattern and digital data—including strings of white numbers and small colored squares—are layered over the entire scene, giving it a data-driven, analytical feel. In the background, a single person in real-life grayscale walks through the archway.

For asylum seekers, the path to a California education is costly

Asylum seekers going to college in California can pay much higher nonresident tuition and are often excluded from financial aid, at great cost to them and their families as immigration cases spend years in limbo.

Meet the candidates for Secretary of State

Get to know Shirley N. Weber, Donald P. (Don) Wagner, Gary N. Blenner and Michael Feinstein as we explore their backgrounds, their top priorities, and what is at stake for voters in this election.

Burn All Books co-founder Nick Bernal holds up an all too appropriate riso print from artist Josh MacPhee's Paper Politics solo exhibition at And Friends Gallery, which shares space with the bookstore on Adams Avenue. April 7, 2026

Are indie bookstores being pushed out by rising rents?

Burn All Books faces its third rent hike in three years and is searching for a new location.

La Escala Planetaria, Parte 4: Frenando el flujo, Redux

Detener el flujo de contaminación transfronteriza puede parecer una tarea sin fin. Por suerte, hay cuatro fronterizos que han dado un paso al frente para marcar la diferencia, ocupando el vacío que han dejado los gobiernos en ambos lados de la frontera.

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Elon Musk testifies against OpenAI, seeking Sam Altman's ouster

Musk's lawyers say OpenAI leaders "stole a charity" and Musk warns about the potential dangers of AI: "We don't want to have a Terminator outcome."

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