Mayor Matt Mahan’s initiative aimed at arresting homeless residents who refuse shelter was at the top of the city's budget hearing Monday as he highlighted Santa Clara County’s lack of enthusiasm.

The last Friday in April is national Arbor Day. It's a great time to plant trees. And it's an especially great time to plant an oak.

GenSpace, a new community center for seniors in Los Angeles founded by philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, offers up the kind of space and activities in which older people can thrive. Correspondent Allis...

The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.

Leaders of state humanities councils throughout the country say federal funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration will force them to scale back or eliminate celebrations next year commem...

Many of Silicon Valley's most prominent tech leaders have embraced President Donald Trump in his second term.

The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced cancellation of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program for fiscal year 2025, which would have provided $10 million to help...

City leaders are set to discuss a fee program that would allow the San Jose Fire Department’s emergency medical services to collect payments from people they treat.

As President Donald Trump's administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own.

Book delves in to network of Trump, government members and ultra-rich to overturn Times v Sullivan

Why New York Times Co. v. Sullivan could be the next big Supreme Court flip.

As cases increase in some places, a Yale Medicine specialist reviews the groups, including some adults, who should get vaccinated.

EPA officials have cut or frozen funding for a broad range of Bay Area climate projects, including tree planting, air monitoring, the distribution of air purifiers, youth programming and more.

The #USDA has terminated two programs, #LocalFood for #Schools and #LocalFood#Purchase #Assistance, resulting in a $1 billion cut to local food purchases for schools and #Food Banks. This decision, made under the #Trump administration, has faced opposition from various #stakeholders, including #students, #parents, #teachers, #farmers, and #Democratic leaders, who argue it will negatively impact #ChildNutrition and #LocalEconomies. Advocates urge contacting elected officials and supporting alternative funding for local #FoodInitiatives.

AB 891 is authored by Assemblymember Zbur. It will empower #communities to rapidly transform #streets with quick-build projects. These projects add #SafetyInfrastructure like protected #BikeLanes and planter boxes. These projects will reduce #TrafficFatalities and enhance #UrbanConnectivity and #StreetSafety for #California communities like #LosAngeles, #SanDiego, #SanJose, #SanFrancisco.

States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.

An investigation by CalMatters found that homeless shelters are dangerous, chaotic, and ineffective at getting people into permanent housing. The lead reporter behind the investigation, Lauren Hepler,...

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...