Ruby Marquez News Today

Unless the court makes a finding of extraordinary circumstances, a group of officials signed to Michael Cheek’s personal housing committee are limited to home-hunting within Santa Cruz County, considered Cheek’s county of primary residence.

State contracted officials who have spent nearly four years unsuccessfully hunting for local housing opportunities for a convicted rapist most recently were limiting themselves to locations at least a mile from any school or beach, authorities revealed Tuesday.

After months of back-and-forth, a superior court judge denied requests Tuesday to release a sexually violent predator from a state hospital without a designated address.

After months of back-and-forth, a superior court judge denied requests to release a 71-year-old sexually violent predator from a state hospital without a designated address.

An influx of billions of dollars of state funding is aimed at addressing the crisis, but the need is urgent.

Health experts are watching to see how schools do without expansive masking and testing for COVID-19, especially with many children unvaccinated.

Supt. Carvalho pledges "year of acceleration" to offset the learning crisis caused by the pandemic.

Monday is Day 1 for L.A. Unified, the nation's second-largest school system, as the school year begins across California.

Public school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District and across California will continue to get free meals at school.

Nearly half of L.A. students were chronically absent last year. Educators say they must bring children back to class.