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Head Start gets a reprieve from Trump budget cuts, but the fight isn’t over
After President Donald Trump’s early budget eliminated the Head Start program, advocates led a nationwide lobbying effort to ...
Many Californians can’t get mental health help. Is it too hard to become a therapist?
Despite efforts to increase the number of mental health providers, many students say the training requirements are onerous ...
Having the fourth-largest economy doesn’t matter if Californians can’t afford essentials
Californians face high housing, health care and food costs. For most people, surpassing Japan in gross domestic product doesn ...
Floods exposed weaknesses in California prisons’ emergency plans. They still aren’t ready
Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners.
‘Millions out on the street virtually overnight’: How Trump’s budget proposal could affect California
President Donald Trump's budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in ...
L.A. fire survivors accuse State Farm of delaying claims. Should it get OK for a rate hike?
California regulator investigates State Farm over L.A. fire survivors’ complaints as insurer awaits approval of rate increase ...
When will Democratic lawmakers make California more affordable? Later, leaders say
California’s Democratic legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue this year. So far they have little to show ...
Opinion
If lawmakers or lawsuits get oil companies to pay for climate change, consumers will pay, too.
Oil and gas companies will likely pass their increased costs on to consumers, if bills or lawsuits hold them responsible for wildfires.
California Democrats backed into a corner over teen sex solicitation
In a familiar fight, Republicans have pushed their opponents into defensive mode on crime issues, publicly embarrassing ...
Grants for LA clean trucks frozen in Trump effort to defund green energy
The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks at the ports of LA and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal ...
After CalMatters investigation, LinkedIn and Google face lawsuit alleging improper access to health data
Citing a CalMatters investigation, a federal civil suit says LinkedIn and Google did not have consent to get Covered ...
California promised to boost mental health in schools. Why one key program is behind schedule
Only 14 school districts and county offices of education have begun billing for behavioral health services under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule Program, according to ...