California AG announces suit over frozen family assistance funds
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is holding a press conference Thursday, announcing new legal action against the Trump…
What Trump’s vow to withhold federal child-care funding means in California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he…
California second in nation for child care costs, study shows | California
(The Center Square) – A study by the financial organization SmartAsset places California as the second-most expensive state…
ICE raids take toll on child-care workers in California and nationwide
Not long after President Trump took office, the staff at CentroNÃa bilingual preschool in Washington began rehearsing what…
School attendance more challenging in Fresno amid ICE raids
What’s at stake? The Parent Institute for Quality Education released a report detailing fears and concerns that Latino…
The Latest: Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela | National
It’s the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in…
Reinstated federal support would help all Californians
Dec. 10, 2025 5:30 AM PT To the editor: While I do agree with contributing writer Joel Kotkin’s…
Santa Clara County courts offering child care free at San Jose and Morgan Hill courthouses
The Superior Court of California for County of Santa Clara, is reminding families that free, professional child care…
California can learn from New Mexico’s universal child care
A YMCA of San Diego County child care program. (File photo courtesy of the YMCA) I was drawn…
Shutdown forces CA Head Start centers to begin closing
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters Children listen during storytime at the Ralph Hawley Head Start Center at the YMCA…
Groundbreaking ceremony held for new affordable housing project in Midtown Sacramento
Groundbreaking ceremony held for new affordable housing project in Midtown Sacramento PLANT, AND THAT’S ON NATOMAS STREET. RIGHT…
How a San Diego preschool helps domestic violence survivors heal
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