In summary Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one. Ruby Marichalar didn’t have the money to pay ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, 2020. Photo by Graeme Sloan, SIPA USA via Reuters Funds for a federal rental assistance program — intended to keep ...

A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 ...

When Gov. Gavin Newsom two months ago proposed a $322 billion state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, he projected what was depicted as a “modest surplus” of $363 million. Anyone who knows anything ...

San Mateo County public health officials are urging residents to ensure they are up to date on their measles vaccinations as ...

In summary California Republicans vie to capitalize on their November victories and break Democratic supermajority while balancing Trump’s influence After flipping three seats in the state Legislature ...

Learning material and decorations written in Spanish hang on a classroom wall at George Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local ...

Music of all kinds is in the air this week, from a fundraiser concert for L.A. fire relief to the world premiere of a new ...

An affordable housing project for educators on the former Flood School site in Menlo Park will move forward after the City ...

Leading into the much-anticipated release of the state’s mapping of high fire severity zones, Menlo Park and Atherton fire, ...

Composer and performer Cheryl E. Leonard discovers the music hidden within rocks, ice, shells and even seaweed, amplifying or ...

Menlo Park students Daniel and David Herbrich won top honors at the “Youth Makes Music,” competition in Germany, according to ...