Marla Cone

Nationwide, homelessness among students is the highest it has ever been, according to a national report released last month. But one big reason is that school officials are more aware and better prepared to identify homeless kids.

Masks protect farmworkers from debris that can cause serious respiratory problems. Growers and laborers worry there won’t be enough due to the coronavirus.

Many who have left the state say they simply couldn’t afford to stay. One report found that the majority of people leaving earned less than $100,000, while the state has seen an influx of those making $100,000 or more.

Newsom’s priorities — for the last three weeks of the session — include accelerating targets for greenhouse gas cuts.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported extending the nuclear power plant’s life for five more years.

California is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and wildlife globally.