California Divide

A declined Real ID application effectively rendered a California man "undocumented" because the names on his passport didn't match his driver's license, a paradoxical byproduct of American assimilation.

After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here’s what happened next.

Finding a homeless loved one can be difficult. So can helping them once you’ve found them. Here are some tips from people who’ve been there.

While sports team valuations climb higher and billionaire franchise owners get richer, attending games has become increasingly unaffordable for California families. "Street pricing" policies offer a solution, argues a former college baseball player.

It’s legal in California to evict tenants for nonpayment even when they can pay all their overdue rent. A proposal pending in the Legislature seeks to change that.

In the UC Davis Black History Month Student Essay Contest, a graduate student argues that investing in education and economic programs that aid Black communities can help dismantle inequality more broadly.

A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.

California over decades sterilized thousands of people in state prisons, state-run homes and hospitals. Lawmakers created a reparations program for them, but it has denied most applications.

State officials can't tell what reduces homelessness due to program secrecy and a lack of coordination between city and county governments.

A doctor shortage in the San Joaquin Valley drives many residents far out of the region for health care. That's one reason California is developing a medical program at UC Merced.