Lisa Halverstadt is a senior investigative reporter at nonprofit Voice of San Diego. She has covered her region’s homelessness, housing and behavioral health crises for a decade.

In Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, homeless Californians describe their experiences as camping ban enforcement has increased.

This year’s $47,000 contract with Turnitin for plagiarism and AI detection pushed the total spent by College of the Canyons ...

CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their ...

While the per-student price for Turnitin sounds small, the cost adds up. The Cal State system has collectively spent over $6 ...

The state hasn't fixed problems with its unemployment and workers compensation funds, both of which faltered during the COVID pandemic and haven't recovered.

A shortage of court reporters is harming Californians in the justice system, so why not use readily available electronic ...

The Legislature is considering phasing out chemical additives in school meals linked to health problems. Opponents say the definitions are so broad that it could ban items like tomato sauce and olive ...

A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the DMV, ...

California lawmakers are weighing a provision in the budget that would allow developers to pay a lower wage for some ...

The House wants to raise the SALT deduction cap, which would help wealthy Californians pay less in federal taxes. The Senate disagrees.

The land at stake ranges from the far north's dense coastal forests to Southern California’s great expanses of brush. Experts ...