Joseph Castro’s greatest gift, among many, was inspiring dreams in young people raised in poverty and using his own life as proof of w...

Update: Joe Castro died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, after battling cancer at the UC Irvine Medical Center. Read more at this link and this link. ...

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The National Park Service has fired a wildlife biologist at Yosemite National Park who helped drape a large transgender pride flag from El C...

The smoke from the wildfires that burned through Los Angeles in January smelled like plastic and was so thick that it hid the ocean. Firefig...

The day after his son’s birthday, Psalm Behpoor got a call from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The caller didn’t tell Behp...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On an early August morning, it didn’t take long to spot th...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are preparing for a historic surge in...

A long-vacant plot of land in downtown Fresno may soon get new life as upscale apartments, though it may take financial help from the city. ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two weeks before the 2022 legislative session ended, Gov. ...