Lawmakers put millions toward a state library program aimed at bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to California children. Now the state library and a California nonprofit are under fire for how they spent some of the money.

Suliana Caldwell, a former manager at the Fresno Arts Council who was in charge of the nonprofit’s books, siphoned $1.82 million from the organization over the span of at least three years and nine months through more than 300 unauthorized transfers.

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer sent text messages to members of the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees cautioning them from passing a resolution that would oppose the Southeast Development Area plan.

The Fresno City Council is entering the chat on corporate landlords’ contributions to spiraling housing prices in the state’s last bastion of affordability.

In the small Kings County town of Avenal, city leaders and residents are caught up in a messy dispute over the future of the town’s fire department.

San Joaquin Valley cities and counties are scrambling to revise state-mandated housing plans after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week his plans to sue over a dozen Valley jurisdictions that are out of compliance with state housing law.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women. Officials say in a Thursday press release the Civil Rights Division is examining two women’s prisons in California and the Maine Correctional Center.

The United Farm Workers sued the Trump administration in November over new wage rules.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.

After a judge allowed Scrivner to enter into a mental health rehabilitation program following felony child abuse charges, his son and ex-wife spoke during a press conference to support a bill that would restrict which crimes would qualify for such programs.