This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California made a huge one-time investment in youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic as rates of depression, ...

California's mental health diversion law has gone beyond the gates of its original intent, allowing violent criminals to ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers. A little more than a year after Californians approved a $6.4 billion ...

Correctional Officer Thomas Grady, left, with the Salinas Valley Resource Team, walks through B Ward on March 6, 2025, where murals of comic book characters adorn the walls of the maximum security ...

The October court order rejects the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the case and blocks the administration from implementing the discontinuation against nearly 50 grantees across ...

In August, a Richmond man called 911 for assistance: his brother, Angel Montaño, was armed with a knife in the family home, threatening to kill members of his family. “My brother became aggressive. He ...

EdSource · Some school lunches are getting a makeover. Will federal cuts set them back? The McKinleyville Union School District has sued the U.S. Department of Education for allegedly discontinuing ...