New state fee targets batteries in PlayStations, power tools and singing cards
By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Starting January 1, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery…
By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Starting January 1, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery…
By Ana B. Ibarra After a decade of expanding health coverage and safety net programs, the Golden State took a sharp detour…
By Wendy Fry In 2025, California became the frontline of a federal playbook for more militarized immigration enforcement. Raids on California streets and…
By Ana B. Ibarra By the early afternoon of her 59th birthday, Kelly Frost had a sinking feeling in the pit of…
By Ana B. Ibarra As states figure out how to adjust to federal funding cuts, policy shifts, and major Medicaid shakeups, 2026…
By Kristen Hwang When Megan Meo, 36, and her husband decided to start a family, they knew they wanted two kids. They…
By Marisa Kendall In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new program intended to revolutionize the way counties provide mental health care…
By Jocelyn Wiener Boom. Ronda Deplazes had just gotten out of the shower and placed curlers in her long blond hair when…
By Bob Garver Back in 2019, brothers Benny and Josh Safdie delivered one of the best films of the year, and possibly…
By Connor Forbes Okay, okay, you are probably saying, “what the heck Connor, I know how to cook a steak.” Of course,…