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On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off the 2026 California Service Corps recruitment, calling on 10,000 young Californians to step up for their communities to join the California Service Corps — the nation's largest state service program, bigger than even the federal Peace Corps.

309 counties had sustained high poverty for two decades

Craig Benson

In 309 or almost 10% of U.S. counties, mostly in the South, poverty rates stayed at 20% or more for two decades, according to the recently released American Community Survey, or ACS, 5-year estimates.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – A weekend crash involving a scooter and a vehicle left the driver of the scooter with major injuries.

John Fensterwald, EdSource

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to shift the operation of the California Department of Education has received a key endorsement from the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to help combat the fentanyl crisis. 

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Newly disclosed financial challenges within Lake County Special Districts have drawn public scrutiny to the department at the same time as it faces criticism over a massive sewage spill two months ago.