Santa Cruz County Statewide Articles

Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train primary care doctors: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine.

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.

Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train primary care doctors: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine.

Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.

Durante la presidencia de Joe Biden, la inscripción en Medicaid alcanzó un nivel récord y la tasa de personas sin seguro médico llegó a su nivel histórico más bajo.

AFTER A YEARSLONG fight to remodel an East Bay school that was deteriorating and infested with mold and asbestos, the West Contra Costa Unified School District found enough funds not just to remodel, but fully rebuild the school. It’s a …

More aspiring teachers of Hispanic heritage are enrolling in college preparation programs in the Golden State.

The UCLA campus in Westwood is not in an evacuation zone but right next to mandatory evacuation areas as well as evacuation warning zones. But many on- and off-campus students have already left.

Remembering lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive fires in Los Angeles' history.

A remarkably wet kickoff to Northern California’s rainy season has coincided with a desperately dry fall in Southern California — a huge disparity, perhaps unprecedented, between the haves and have-nots of rainfall.Los Angeles usually gets several inches of rain by …

California is a nationwide leader in supporting bilingual education, but the state must find sustainable funding to train many more teachers in how best to help English learners.

The origin point of the Palisades fire is around a beloved hiking trial with ocean views — and where another fire was sparked days earlier. Here's what we know.

The number of confirmed deaths from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires jumped to 24 on Sunday evening.

A firetruck, non-potable-water trucks and about a dozen private firefighters were stationed outside Rick Caruso's home in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon.

LAUSD schools will open other than in Palisades and mountain areas. Schools in Pasadena Unified, La Cañada Unified and in Malibu will remain closed on Monday.

Speculation about the cause of Los Angeles' devastating fires is rampant. The official investigations are now underway.

Members of Altadena Community Church had just learned their pastor, who has Parkinson's disease, was retiring. Then the Eaton fire burned the church to the ground.

CALIFORNIA’S HOMELESS POPULATION remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most of the rest of the country, according to new federal data. The number of homeless Californians increased just over 3% …

Investigators looking into the cause of the devastating Eaton fire have been studying the site around an electrical tower in Eaton Canton. Residents took photos of the early moments of the fire and believe it started there.

If you're looking out your window mid-afternoon to a sunset, you're not alone. As winter settles in and the days grow shorter, most of us are all too familiar with the fatigue that seems to come along with the season. …