California Local Explainers, Guides, Etc.

The grand jury is Nevada County’s official citizen watchdog body. Here’s how it works.

California‘s veterans are as varied as the nations in which they served—a tapestry of different educational levels, professions, and life experiences. And they all deserve our respect and support.

At hundreds of Stand Down events throughout California, veterans agencies and organizations come together to deliver life’s necessities.

If you have to go to court in Nevada County, here's an explanation of how the system works.

How California's extensive public school system is organized and managed, explained.

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

Pushed by activists, cities move from at-large elections to district races.

A USC study shows the economy recovered fully from the 2008 recession—except for housing.

A Superior Court Judge has placed at least some limits on the governor's power to impose health-related restrictions. Here's what that means.

In 2022, California trash haulers will begin turning millions of tons of methane-emitting organic waste into a new cash crop: compost.

California’s plan to get schoolchildren back into classrooms after a year of distance learning is taking shape. Here’s the latest on the state’s school reopenings.

What is California’s Forest Management Task Force and what does it do?

This year's dry lightning storms left the state scrambling to for climate change solutions.

In June, California was a success story. Less than a month later, the state was in crisis.