A new bill would allow medical and health mental treatment of unhoused citizens on the street. Assembly sponsor says the plan would reduce hospital stays and lower costs for taxpayers.

Story by Drew Sandsor.

(Photo: Tents along the bike trail near the American River - Scott Rodd / Capital Public Radio).

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond says California schools - shuttered by COVID - are on a path to re-open next month.

Story by Steve Milne.