The Associated Press Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally for democratic presidential nominee Vice ...

Gov. Newsom's 2026 budget aims to address California's deficit and prioritize education, housing, healthcare, and more. Learn ...

Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of ...

School resource officers (SROs) and zero-tolerance policies have long shouldered the blame for the disproportionate introduction of Black and disabled students into the school-to-prison pipeline.  “I ...

A remarkably wet kickoff to Northern California’s rainy season has coincided with a desperately dry fall in Southern ...

OBSERVER Staff Writer - This Week’s Events Include Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations, Comedy Showcases, Concerts, Workshops And More ...

By The Associated Press Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996.

California's homeless population grows more slowly than the rest of the country, according to new federal data. The state ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, significant disparities remain between the income and ...

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Meanwhile, at private colleges, tuition continues to rise, but at a much slower rate. It has increased 4% over the past decade, when taking inflation into account, to an average $43,350, according to ...

Average teacher pay in California surpasses $100,000 for the first time. A 6.2% increase from last year and a 31% jump since ...