El Dorado County Local News

The El Dorado County homeless population is shifted to older individuals.

Rates are going up, and the program will be moving from El Dorado Hills to Placerville.

California Republicans are increasingly pushing Democrats on child sex crimes bills. The supermajority is growing more divided about it.

Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind.

A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.

The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.

Two consecutive committee chairs getting overruled by their committee members signifies a growing rift among California Democrats about how to address the housing crisis.

Finding a homeless loved one can be difficult. So can helping them once you’ve found them. Here are some tips from people who’ve been there.

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

On April 29, the administration released rules for Yosemite Park Reservations in the coming months.

An update on the endangered condors released in California three years ago.

Faced with a tight budget. El Dorado County Supervisors approved a portion of the desired funds for improvements to Forebay Park i Pollock Pines.

A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them.

‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.

Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality for the millions of Californians who already live in harm’s way is a daunting and costly challenge that lawmakers are only just beginning to grapple with.

Groups that support California crime victims and attempt to reduce gun violence lost millions of dollars in grants when the Trump administration pulled funding.

Residents living near farms can now sign up to be alerted when pesticides will be applied by the a new system recently launched by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Police agencies — under scrutiny and worried about their own liability — increasingly won’t respond to someone in a mental health crisis unless that person is committing a crime. So who will transport people in psychosis to get help? And who will keep those around them safe?

The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.

A new bill in Congress proposes banning new offshore fossil fuel drilling along the coast from Monterey to Mendocino County, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, said this week. The Central Coast of California Conservation Act would prohibit new exploration, development or production leases for natural gas or oil along the Central Coast, and a portion of the North Coast.