The federal government has been a key partner in California’s water management efforts for decades. From weather forecasting and flood management to water supply, state and federal agencies have had ...

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero is the 29th Chief Justice of California, making history as the first Latina to serve in this role. When she joined the California Supreme Court as an associate justice ...

Only a small number of mailed ballots are rejected for arriving late, but rejection rates have been rising in recent ...

26% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans are age 18 to 34.

Starting in June 2026, revamped federal rules under HR1 (2025) impose work and community engagement requirements on a broader group of working-age adults with CalFresh—known federally as the ...

This interactive shows poverty trends from 2011 through 2024 across demographic groups and regions in California, according to the California Poverty Measure (CPM). It shows trends by age, education, ...

California public schools are in the midst of a long-running trend of declining enrollment. Enrollment fell this past year by nearly 75,000 students. Since 2015–16, enrollment has dropped in all but ...

About 5.8 million students currently attend California’s public schools. That number includes 178,000 students in transitional kindergarten, which expanded eligibility to all four-year-olds in 2025–26 ...

US trade policy changed dramatically in 2025, with higher tariffs applied to trade with most countries, retaliation from trading partners, and a few new trade agreements. These changes have created ...

Child care costs have been rising over the past decade—subsidized care rates have increased 22% and now average $1,700 per month, according to a recent PPIC report. Today, over 76% of Californians say ...

Thomas Gibson was appointed lead deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in March 2024. Prior to that appointment, he served as DWR General Counsel, having been appointed ...

A national conflict over redistricting has been engaged, with California at the center of the maelstrom. Texas redrew its congressional map in an effort to add five Republican-controlled seats.