Gavin Newsom stood before the cameras in early March and once again blamed local governments for the state’s spiraling ...

The other major target for fraudsters is California’s expansive welfare state. As governor, Newsom has sought to project an ...

Javier Hernandez was ready to testify against two other men involved in a Southern California meth trafficking operation. But ...

Jillian Michaels left California — fed up by the way the state was being run — but she’s never stopped caring about Los ...

Santa Clara County's homelessness prevention program has been successful in reducing the number of people who become homeless ...

The Cicero Institute, a well-funded think tank, is behind a coordinated policy effort that has led to 22 states considering ...

The agreement to fund the Homeland Security Department represents a sharp turnaround by House Republicans. They angrily ...

I scraped every poll Castanet has ever published. Fifteen years of a community talking to itself, one click at a time. What ...

The playbook has been hiding in plain sight.

People leaving lock-ups have serious health and mental health needs. They also need help acquiring necessities like housing, ...

The issue is not 211; it is a lack of resources. 211 and the Coordinated Access System are valuable tools that help ...

Even as Mayor Karen Bass' signature homelessness initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back ...