California Divide

California went from being a state with high economic mobility and opportunity to a society starkly separated by wealth, income and race.

Catholic hospitals run 20% of California's maternity wards. Their policies generally prohibit abortion, even in miscarriage, as long as a heartbeat can be detected.

Many people in California prisons and jails work for less than $1 an hour. Lawmakers are advancing two bills that could lead to wage increases for some of them.

A declined Real ID application effectively rendered a California man "undocumented" because the names on his passport didn't match his driver's license, a paradoxical byproduct of American assimilation.

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

Finding a homeless loved one can be difficult. So can helping them once you’ve found them. Here are some tips from people who’ve been there.

While sports team valuations climb higher and billionaire franchise owners get richer, attending games has become increasingly unaffordable for California families. "Street pricing" policies offer a solution, argues a former college baseball player.

It’s legal in California to evict tenants for nonpayment even when they can pay all their overdue rent. A proposal pending in the Legislature seeks to change that.

In the UC Davis Black History Month Student Essay Contest, a graduate student argues that investing in education and economic programs that aid Black communities can help dismantle inequality more broadly.

A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.