California test scores reveal modest growth; education experts say it’s not enough – The Mercury News
California students’ test scores continue to fall short of pre-pandemic results despite modest improvements and three years of…
A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California’s climate-change wins
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, celebrated the 20-year anniversary of landmark climate legislation he signed while in…
California school test scores gains fail to offset pandemic loss
This year’s state test scores provided a mixed send-off for the education legacy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, with…
Gov. Newsom to campaign for Democrats in New Hampshire, California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to make campaign stops ahead of the election to support Democratic candidates…
More patients without insurance are arriving at Bay Area hospitals
More than 1 million Californians could lose health insurance as the Trump administration restricts access to Medi-Cal, the…
Newsom should commute 563 death sentences. Here’s why
With not-terrible odds heading into the 2028 Democratic primaries, Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting one shared warning whispered…
More patients without insurance are arriving at Bay Area hospitals
More than 1 million Californians could lose health insurance as the Trump administration restricts access to Medi-Cal, the…
Sacramento County ballots possibly stolen from postal truck
Federal postal inspectors are investigating a mail theft in College Glen, where residents say ballots they were expecting…
The Bay Area killers who may have death sentences commuted
As Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly considers commuting the sentences of all the people on death row in California…
Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed…
Newsom swears in California Service Corps in Sacramento
Gov. Gavin Newsom swore in the 2026-2027 California Service Corps cohort in Sacramento, highlighting their critical and compassionate…
Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detainees
SACRAMENTO — A private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy…