California inmates indicted in $1.4M EDD fraud scheme, feds say

Federal officials said the two inmates worked from their respective correctional facilities at Kern Valley State Prison and California Correctional Institute in coordination with someone on the outside to submit false unemployment claims.

University of California system approves plan for tuition hike

The proposed increase is the first since 2017 and had been criticized by opponents as a "forever hike." University officials say the increase is needed to maintain the quality of the public university system and provide more financial aid to students.

San Francisco to get 400 new drug and mental health treatment beds

The beds, which will increase San Francisco's residential treatment capacity by 20 percent, allow the city's outreach teams such as the Street Crisis Response Teams, who respond to roughly 500 calls per month, to refer more of their clients to treatment facilities.