racism

In May, the California Supreme Court ruled that a suit by public defenders to confront apparent racial bias in death penalty sentencing could proceed.

After decades of voluntary desegregation, California schools have grown more segregated, not less. District boundaries are a major reason.

One of the 61 gubernatorial candidates ranted about Israel and Jewish people instead of describing himself. Did the state have to publish it?

The High Court's decision guts the Voting Rights Act’s impetus to draw districts so non-white ethnic groups get congressional representation.

Typical mental health efforts missed many Black Californians who are homeless, but some organizations made progress until Trump’s recent funding cuts.

Without an updated California Voting Rights Act, districts where voters can elect candidates from their community could come under fire and be eliminated.

Assembly Bill 2599 would compel major corporations doing business in California to examine their history and disclose ties to and profits from enslaved labor.

People of color, naturalized citizens, and low-income voters are less likely to have birth certificates, passports, or other ID that the SAVE Act would require.

Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.

Assemblymember James Ramos proposed giving Tolowa Dunes State Park, 4,300 coastal acres in Del Norte County, to the Tolowa Dee-ni Nation.