California

Quality of Life

‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike

Jeanne Kuang

For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April.
Education

Why California still doesn’t mandate dyslexia screening

Joe Hong

California is one of only 10 states in the country that does not require schools to screen children for dyslexia. Experts agree early diagnosis is key to helping dyslexic students learn to read, yet the statewide teachers union and others have blocked those efforts.
Local

Blustery, cold storm adds to California's big snowpack

The Associated Press

A blustery weekend storm added to California’s big mountain snowpack, leaving icy conditions in the Sierra Nevada early Monday.
Health

California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs

Ana B. Ibarra

California plans to roll out an ambitious plan to manufacture its own insulin, but in the meantime, legislators are proposing to cap what diabetics pay.
Education

California makes flag football a girls' high school sport

Amy Taxin / The Associated Press

The California Interscholastic Federation's federated council voted Friday to make flag football an official high school sport for girls in the nation’s most populous state for the upcoming 2023-24 year.
Politics

Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law

Adam Beam

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the government can't stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders filed against them from owning guns.
Health

Will the state’s big Medi-Cal plan really fix mental health care for low-income Californians?

Jocelyn Wiener and Kristen Hwang

A year into the rollout of CalAIM, payment details are murky and obstacles remain in finding help for Medi-Cal recipients with mental health needs.
Public Safety

California seeks new gun restrictions following shootings

Adam Beam

The proposal would ban people from carrying concealed guns in churches, public libraries, private businesses and other places. The rule wouldn't apply if business owners post signage saying concealed guns are allowed.
National

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Felicia Fonseca and Suman Naishadham/ The Associated Press

Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use.
National

More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in California

Wendy Fry/ CalMatters

Seven years after the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act gave undocumented residents a license to drive, the state is ready to expand its impact, but the law still has detractors.