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Schools will receive a 2.3% cost of living adjustment; cuts for CSU and UC will be less than they had expected under the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a term-limited Democrat with national ambitions. He’s been trying to appeal to the political ...

Fact-finding by Chico’s committee on homelessness continued Wednesday with Taylor Storey of True North Housing Alliance.

The underlying issues of a lack of housing and treatment for homeless people will remain no matter how often communities move ...

Cardinal Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester in Minnesota who traveled to Rome for the papal conclave, ...

Pending legislation would push Caltrans to work more closely with California cities on dismantling homeless encampments ...

Whether Newsom’s latest get-tough plan announced Monday urging local governments to adopt ordinances to clear out homeless ...

Some state lawmakers and housing advocates expressed alarm at what the governor's model ordinance could mean for unhoused ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called Monday for cities to crack down on homeless encampments. It's a move toward criminalizing ...