As work continues on the state budget, education and finance officials told California legislators on Thursday that taxpayer funding for Proposition 98, which funds K-12 education ...

A recent poll showed half of California voters support a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth, but concerns about impact remain.

San Francisco received funding for 73 new locked and dual diagnosis treatment beds through the bond program last year.

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Projects supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and others have been delayed or cancelled.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the final round of Prop 1 funding, which will support 'significantly under-resourced' regions in ...

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader, is responding to the decision by Rep. Kevin Kiley to leave the Republican Party and become an independent.

Cabinet firings | Thankful farewell | Wasted treasure. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for March 11, 2026.

Turmoil within the California Democratic Party over this year’s election for governor and  fallout from the party’s naked grab of congressional seats could have long-term effects, undoing two ...

Californias elected Democrats cant move beyond pandering. Gov. Gavin Newsom is fixated on reparations for African Americans, ...

Asm. Corey Jackson's ACA 7, which clarifies Proposition 209, passes the State Assembly. The bill now moves to the Senate for further review.

The Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks could battle over the same pending free agent who could cost around $14 million per year in a contract.