Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities, including those in Shasta County, consider the money a lifeline.
The Board of ACID, a local water District serving about 800 users, could sign on to a federal drought protection plan that would ostensibly increase protections for farmers during dry years while ...
Volunteers Michelle Lefever, left, and Maggie DuRocher, center, survey a resident experiencing homelessness, for the annual point-in-time count in San Diego on Jan. 25, 2024. The voluntary survey is a ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters on December 20, 2024, and is reprinted here with permission. People living in the northernmost reaches of California refer to their community as the ...