In summary Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and environmentalists say it prolongs the life of fossil fuels.

Monday is the deadline for California voters to register to take part in the Nov. 5 election, Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced, though anyone who misses the deadline can still participate in ...

A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicant’s ties to family members who are alumni or donors.

In summary The strike is the second one in a little more than two years by California mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente. The last one lasted 10 weeks. More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental ...

An “aye” vote on a legislator’s desk on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 17, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, For the last five years, Democrats have had supermajorities in ...

Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, a Democrat from Corona who is running for state Senate, missed about two-thirds of her votes this year — 1,647 of 2,510 voting opportunities she had based on her ...

The morning of Oct. 19 was crisp, breezy and full of excitement, as nearly 300 people gathered at Bedwell Bayfront Park to ...

The California Department of Housing and Community Development sent the town of Portola Valley a new letter on Oct. 16 asking ...

The Las Lomitas Education Association officially notified the board they will strike starting Wednesday, Oct. 23, if the ...

In summary The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides. Confused about  Proposition 33?

Forty or so Atherton residents attend the Oct. 16, 2024 Atherton City Council meeting, where the council approved the town’s most recent housing element version. Photo by Eleanor Raab. At the ...

This three-story home in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood features a seamless 30-foot-tall, by 10-foot-wide pane of glass that connects the three-story stairwell to the outdoors. Photo by ...