A new study by the Health Access Resource Center shows that 28.6 percent of residents 18 to 64 are uninsured. That’s compared to 21.3 percent nationwide, according to the 2011 National Health ...

California scores declined this year on the SAT test used by many colleges to screen applicants, according to a release from the state Department of Education. But the pool of high school seniors ...

Law enforcement leaders from throughout California said Tuesday that overzealous school disciplinary policies are making the state less safe, not more. The public schools are suspending and expelling ...

New York City is making headlines right now with its proposal to limit the sale of large sugary drinks in the city. But California leads the nation when it comes to statewide policies aimed at making ...

Chevron, Contra Costa County and Richmond city officials addressed an angry crowd of residents at a town hall meeting in Richmond earlier this week over growing concerns from Monday’s Chevron refinery ...

Children with disabilities are at nearly four times greater risk of being a victim of violence than those without a disability, according to a recent analysis. Advocates have long been aware that ...

The Supreme Court decision last week upholding President Barack Obama’s health reform law clears the way for a transformation in the way millions of Californians will get their health insurance, and, ...

While Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers wrestle with the budget crisis, some Californians are adamant that much of the problem can be laid at the feet of people who are in the country illegally. Their ...

The Salinas Valley is in the heart of California’s central coast farmland, and once a year, local third-grade students get a chance to learn about the industry that drives the region.

Nearly 12,000 caregivers across California will feel the effects of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut state aid to caregiver resource centers. The American diet, heavy in protein but light in fish, ...

Aging with dignity and independence is the ability to live life to its fullest in the place you call home regardless of age, illness or disability. While we all like to picture ourselves growing older ...

The former site of the Bethune Library in South Los Angeles sits vacant. Secured by a chain-link fence, what was once home to a community resource is now a dirt field littered with pinecones and ...