In summary CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules. New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt ...

Calling all photographers! The 2025 Six Fifty Peninsula Photo Contest is now accepting submissions! Anyone who lives, works, ...

The VTA board of directors Sunday approved a revised offer in an effort to get striking workers off the picket line and back ...

A shuttered door at a homeless shelter in Anaheim on May 14, 2024. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters From CalMatters investigative reporter Lauren Hepler:  A new state bill would add more oversight ...

In summary State lawmakers will debate a bill to require annual inspections, new complaint processes and harsher penalties for local governments that don’t file mandatory reports. A new state bill ...

During a stop in Menlo Park, U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo raised concerns about the urgent need to protect federal programs that ...

According to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, union leaders said their concerns were "not about money." ...

Although Silicon Valley has a reputation for attracting young, tech-savvy workers, the cycle may no longer be true as statistics point toward older adults shifting the dynamic and the area being ...

Guest Commentary written by Tracy Nguyen Tracy Nguyen is a student at Stanford University studying political science and public policy. She specializes in state and local governance with a broader ...

Palo Alto police are investigating the death of an adult male whose body was found at Byxbee Park this morning, police said.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (left) and Farmers Insurance CEO Raul Vargas (right) speak during the Global Sustainable Insurance Summit in Los Angeles on April 4, 2024. Photo by Ted ...

In summary In 2019, his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Cradle-to-Career Data System, a new state entity that aims to track students’ progress from preschool through employment.