California state lawmakers are bringing back a proposal to strip the badges from police officers who commit crimes or misconduct.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

(Photo: Police aim weapons on demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020 - AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File).

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers and other supporters want to put a measure on the ballot to raise taxes on families with a net worth of more than $50 million, in order to fund schools and other public services.

Story by Suzanne Potter.

Experts say new guidelines allowing severely obese people to get the COVID-19 vaccine will vastly expand eligibility in California, particularly in communities of color.

Story by Sammy Caiola.

(Photo: Nurse Miyah Dhatt gives a vaccine at a drive-through clinic in Sacramento County - Andrew Nixon / CapRadio).

Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a campaign to defend himself from a recall effort. It comes as his opponents say they’ve collected more than enough signatures to force an election.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

Distance learning has been a challenge for many lower-income families, so millions of dollars have been spent to distribute laptops and hotspot devices.

Story by Suzanne Potter.

Twenty lawmakers claim California’s vaccine plan ignores vulnerable communities in Bay Area.  

Story by Scott Rodd.

(Photo: Licensed vocational nurse Jelisa Stewart prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for farmworkers at a County of Santa Clara mobile vaccination clinic at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill, Calif., Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - AP Photo/Jeff Chiu).

California’s most medically vulnerable residents between the ages of 16 and 64, including people living with cancer, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, become eligible for vaccine appointments starting Monday, March 15, 2021.

Story by Sammy Caiola.

Even though Californians voted to get rid of Daylight-Saving Time more than two years ago with Proposition 7, we still had to push the clocks forward Sunday.

Story by Steve Milne.

A new report from the nonprofit Save the Children shows high levels of hunger, learning loss, and poverty among California's children, one year after the first lockdowns went into effect.

Story by Suzanne Potter.

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.