Health CareLA jails scale back opioid addiction treatment as fatal overdoses continueNovember 17, 2025Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.
Food and SustainabilityHow California’s new ultra-processed foods law will transform school lunchesNovember 17, 2025 | Manola SecairaThe new law requires schools to phase out certain ultraprocessed foods by July 2029. It’s also the first in the country to give these foods a statutory definition. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIn the shutdown’s wake, how fragile are benefits programs like SNAP, WIC?November 14, 2025 | Sarit Laschinsky | Vicki GonzalezMillions of people across California and the U.S. experienced nearly two weeks of uncertainty during the record-breaking shutdown after food assistance funding ran dry. These same programs saw expansions five years ago during COVID. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento RegionCity’s budget crisis puts beloved garden and arts center clubs in limboNovember 14, 2025 | Keyshawn DavisThe Shepard Garden and Arts Center hosts more than 20 clubs and attracts thousands of people to its location. Clubs that have been using the center for decades are now looking for new locations due to the city’s financial crisis.
EducationProfessors, students divided over AI technology in classroomsNovember 13, 2025California is embracing AI in education, but some students and professors say it threatens creativity, accuracy and human connection.
State GovernmentDemocrat Mike McGuire challenges GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa for new Prop. 50 seatNovember 13, 2025McGuire, who terms out of the Legislature next year, hopes to capitalize on Democrats’ new voter registration advantage in LaMalfa’s post-Prop. 50 district to flip a congressional seat from red to blue.
Sacramento RegionDowntown Sacramento Ice Rink returns for its 33rd holiday seasonNovember 13, 2025 | Riley PalmerThe annual ice rink is beginner friendly, with events all season, and hopes to promote business downtown.
Health Care“State of Lung Cancer” report helps guide policymakers and healthcare workersNovember 13, 2025 | Ruth FinchNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness month and the American Lung Association’s State of Lung Cancer Report and State of the Air Report help to understand the face of lung cancer in the United States, and California’s unique set of issues.
State GovernmentAs e-bikes surge in popularity, a new California council wants to study safety risksNovember 13, 2025 | Gerardo ZavalaAt least 20,000 people nationwide are injured yearly on e-bikes. In California, a new statewide council will study the causes and how to protect people without discouraging e-bike use.
They rely on landlines for emergencies. AT&T’s political moves in California could take those awayNovember 13, 2025AT&T’s failed effort this year to retire copper landlines in parts of California seemed to have support from a diverse grassroots coalition. But many of the members had ties with the telecom giant, CalMatters found.
