State officials and leaders of county offices of education and school districts speak out against quickly Trump administration’s new guidance allowing immigration enforcement near or in schools.

The California Department of Education sent a letter to school leaders Tuesday noting their 'obligation' to protect immigrant families' rights to education.

In a Jan. 21 statement, David Schapira, chief deputy superintendent of the California Department of Education, issued a statement to all school districts, including charter schools in the state, titled,

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the subcomittee’s chair and a Trump loyalist who has frequently clashed with Garcia, called Trump’s DOGE effort a “mandate from the American people” to “eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement within federal agencies.

Democrats should stop reacting to Trump and instead consider how they might benefit by not begging the federal government for table scraps shipped off to Republican majority states.

2. It's almost definitely illegal. Leading the charge out of Sacramento is Attorney General Rob Bonta who, along with 22 other Democratic state attorneys general, announced a fresh lawsuit challenging the ordered funding freeze and asking a court to block it from going into effect.

Brea Seeks To Crack Down On Homeless Camps: Brea is the latest in a wave of Orange County cities taking aim at homeless camps. Its city council voted unanimously to take the first steps toward making it unlawful for homeless people to camp or loiter in public places or leave personal belongings on sidewalks. Read more from Voice of OC.

Ahead of the election, the Southern California News Group compiled a list of questions from our readers to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you.

Francesca Fernandez ’25, Alvin Lee ’25, Mikayla Tillery ’25 and Kate Tully ’25 were awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 2024. Their studies range from theoretical physics to democratic regression.

As of Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. PST the White House will temporarily pause federal grants and loans as the Trump administration begins reviewing a

Among the most dramatic proposals, Sonoma State wants to drop its intercollegiate athletic teams. Students are angry.

This is the seventh in a series of stories in the lead-up to and following President Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed at exploring how a second Trump administration could impact SLO County, with coverage spanning key policy areas such as immigration,