"This is a season of hope and a season of joy. And no child should be left behind," said Sacramento City Councilmember Lisa Kaplan.

We sent a reporter to drive the 15-hour and nearly 700-mile journey across the state, traversing mountain ranges and rock slides, dirt roads and agricultural checkpoints, from Marin to Modoc County.

Leading the campaign for and implementation of 1998's Proposition 10, he radically reframed public responsibility for early ...

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said he thought “bipartisanship is still possible,” citing the Thursday vote on a Democratic-authored three-year extension. While it fell nine votes short of the 60 needed ...

REMEMBERING REINER: As shock over the death of Hollywood giant Rob Reiner morphs into grief, those who worked with him ...

California leaders seek long-term solutions to gun violence, not just thoughts and prayers, following a deadly shooting at a Stockton child's birthday party that left four dead and 11 injured.

Looking at five key areas including affordability and quality of life, these cities are the best places to move to in ...

The average California farmworker earns an average salary of under $20,000 a year, and many farmworker families rely on food ...

Congressman Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, tours the new WellSpace Health outpatient clinic in Roseville on Sept. 24, 2025. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee/TNS) Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] ...

This week on Politically Speaking, Paula Whitsell, the chair of the San Diego GOP, discusses the now-competitive 48th ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.