Officials in Kern County are considering a radical approach to homelessness that would almost certainly invite a cascade of legal challenges.
47% of the nation's homeless live in California, according to the report.
More than 10% of schools in Sacramento, Placer, and Stanislaus counties and over 20% in Yolo, Solano, El Dorado, and San Joaquin have yet to provide data on detectable lead levels in their drinking water.
Newsom’s EO instructs the California Department of Finance to create a new Climate Investment Framework to leverage the pension funds to invest in carbon-neutral technologies.
The site will be located more than a half mile from Hickman Charter Elementary School, but concerned parents and officials say students will have to walk past it on their way to the school bus stop. They urged the Board to deny the permit.
An investigative report from the San Diego Union-Tribune puts the number of San Diego County Jail deaths at 140 people since 2009 or a rate of one death per month.
#ClimateStrike events reportedly took place in 150 countries, with more than 5,000 total events. Another strike is scheduled for Sept. 27.
An unprecedented lawsuit was filed by the deputies Wednesday.
The man who coordinates homeless services for the City and County of Los Angeles is stepping down at the end of the month.
California’s attorney general and three Bay Area counties have filed suit against the Neptune Society, a popular cremation service provider, alleging it defrauded its customers.
Marin County will honor a dozen people who turned things around after incarceration and have lived their lives as honorable and productive members of society.
Los Angeles County voters may be asked to pay an additional 6 cents per square foot of property to help bolster firefighting efforts in Southern California.