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L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman criticized Mayor Karen Bass over the increase in homelessness, but disentangling the records of the two candidates on this issue is difficult.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking legislators to limit utilities’ liability if their equipment ignites fires. Meanwhile SoCal Edison’s tower is blamed for the deadly Eaton fire.

With the rise in popularity of chatbots and AI use in mental healthcare, lawmakers are pushing legislation that they say is needed to protect consumers.

The next time you’re driving along the highway, you may spot truckers cruising by, chatting on their cellphones. That’s not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to your safety or their mental health, writes Gagandeep Singh for CalMatters. Gagandeep spoke to truckers about their cellphone use on the road, where they drive long hours…

Housing costs keep rising, but so do incomes, leaving the income required to afford a home largely unchanged from last year’s record high.  The income needed to buy a home is roughly $22,000 above what the typical U.S. household earns. But the gap is shrinking: it was $26,000 a year ago, and $29,000 two years…

No long-term deal means water agencies around California and the West are stuck guessing how deep cuts on the Colorado River will go.

Attempts to paper over chronic deficits facing school districts in Sacramento and Los Angeles are similar to the efforts to close statewide budget holes.

Head Start is a federal childcare program that serves the country’s lowest-income families — those earning less than $33,000 a year for a family of four.

Un juez federal declaró en desacato al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional por no revelar los registros relacionados con las comunicaciones por teléfono celular de los agentes de inmigración en Los Ángeles.

Candidates backed by right-wing group Reform California defeated establishment picks in June. Now, party leaders are choosing to adapt to its tactics.