Monterey County Statewide Articles

For years, conditions at L.A. County's juvenile halls have been deteriorating in plain sight. But despite entering into a settlement with the county to mandate reform, the California attorney general's office has done little to force change as kids remain …

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.

The rollout of Mayor Karen Bass' budget set off shock waves among animal rescue advocates, who feared it would lead to the closure of three animal shelters.

Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called "the salad …

Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents of a small community that straddles Idaho and Nevada growing their own food to get by.

Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents of a small community that straddles Idaho and Nevada growing their own food to get by.

Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called "the salad …

Mendocino County cannabis growers will vie for growing the best cannabis in the county at the first annual Mendo Cup next Sunday in Willits.According to the Mendocino County Producers Guild, a jury of marijuana breeders, growers and certified cannabis sommeliers …

Thirteen years ago, a minor political miracle occurred in California’s Capitol.

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A one-day strike by Oakland teachers scheduled for Thursday has been called off. Officials with the Oakland Education Association, which represents nearly 3,000 teachers and other school staff, said Wednesday they have reached an agreement with the Oakland Unified School …

Former Vice President Kamala Harris blasted President Trump's policies as a betrayal of the nation's founding principles and warned of a constitutional crisis.

A man who took over a half-million dollars from an East Oakland nonprofit serving low-income youth pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion, the U.S. Department of Justice said.Howard Solomon, also known as Solomon Howard, 38, served as executive …

A California Assembly committee backed away on Wednesday night from a controversial provision in a proposed bill to end solar credits for 2 million owners of rooftop solar systems, saying it would apply only to those who sold their homes.

In an unusual twist in the governor's race, a wealthy Democratic businessman is suing former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa over the use of a common phrase in political campaigns.

Law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are warning the public about an alarming rise in vehicle thefts tied to violent criminal activity. Authorities report that thieves are now using advanced devices to bypass ignition systems on keyless entry vehicles, …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection at LAX uncovered $1.8 million worth of liquid meth from dog shampoo bottles headed to Australia, officials said.

Nearly four months after the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began investigating the Palisades fire, investigators set a fire to parts of the Temescal Ridge Trail between Skull Rock and Green Peak on Tuesday night into Wednesday …

In a one month period, artificial-intelligence-assisted cameras mounted on Los Angeles Metro buses generated nearly 10,000 citations for parking violations.