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Why sex abuse survivors and broke school districts are at odds in Legislature’s final days
California counties and school districts have been flooded since 2019 with lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children in schools, foster care and juvenile detention facilities. State lawmakers are struggling to balance counties’ and schools’ financial health with the incalculable cost of survivors’ trauma.
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California justices seem skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defense in ballot seizure case
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was at the California Supreme Court Monday as his attorney argued he acted within his authority in seizing 650,000 ballots.
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With Texas Homebuyers Now Firmly in Control, Here Are The Lonestar State’s Buyer’s Markets, Ranked
Houston is Texas’s strongest buyer’s market, followed by San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. Buyers have negotiating power, but well-priced, move-in-ready homes are attracting multiple offers, Redfin agents say. Sellers are cutting prices and offering concessions to compete with new construction. Rising insurance costs are making buyers more sensitive to high prices and mortgage…
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California must grow ‘connective tissue’ to better link employers to young people seeking careers
California has fostered programs that move students from classroom to careers, but employers need regional help navigating them, and the young people in them need to be paid, a nonprofit executive says.
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What is the 10 a.m. rule? Controversial firefighting strategy could be back
Full suppression by 10 a.m. has not been reinstated under Trump but political pressure remains
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The Trump administration upended how the West fights wildfires. California is bracing too
Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year. Fast-moving fires have burned millions of acres and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the West. California, which is having an unusually quiet fire summer, has deployed engines and crews to fight fires raging…
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Fight all fires or let some burn? Trump wildfire strategy ignites pushback
Hotter, wilder and more destructive fires in America’s dry West are forcing a reckoning in how to manage the blazes, prompting a cascade of disagreements between the Trump administration and some states. Reporters from half a dozen newsrooms spanning six states, including Rachel Becker of CalMatters, collaborated on two stories that unpack the central tension…
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Seasonal Spotlight: How Sellers Sidestepped Another Cruel Summer
Home price cuts fell across the 50 largest U.S. metros in summer 2026, as sellers priced lower from the start, corrected faster when needed, and delisted less often. The result: the busiest summer for contract signings since 2022.
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In California’s biggest cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a top source of crime guns
A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace.
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Legisladores usan ‘enmiendas hostiles’ para desmantelar reformas a leyes contra manejo bajo la influencia del alcohol
El proyecto de ley contaba con un amplio apoyo, pero el comité de la senadora Sabrina Cervantes lo desmanteló repentinamente sin apenas dar explicaciones.
