Candidate for governor Antonio Villaraigosa said California is home to 77 of the nation's 300 poorest cities. Capital Public Radio's PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols fact-checked this claim as part of our Tracking The Truth series, which examines statements in the 2018 governor's race.

California's embattled Board of Equalization would be gutted under a major piece of the state budget deal that became public yesterday (Monday) - three days before a likely vote in the Legislature. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

California's Democratic leaders have come to an agreement on how to use more than a billion dollars in tobacco tax money to improve health care for the poor. Capital Public Radio's Sally Schilling explains a little less than half will go toward increasing payments for doctors and dentists who see Medi-Cal patients.

There's still no formal declaration of a California budget deal at the state Capitol - That that's expected as soon as this morning (Tuesday). But the contents of the agreement have nearly all been made public. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler has this overview.

Inland Empire Economic Partnership Chief Economist John Husing and KVCR's Ken Vincent continue their discussion about what Dr. Husing sees as the strengths and weaknesses of the Inland Empire economy as it competes for jobs and quality of life with the neighboring coastal economies.

Jerry Brown's trip to China earned him wall-to-wall media coverage - internationally and here at home. Much less covered was another environmental visit the governor took just weeks earlier: to Bell Gardens in Los Angeles County, a transportation corridor with some of the worst air quality in the state. Those two trips highlight competing tensions as Brown seeks to shape climate change policies in California and around the world. When Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford interviewed the

A famous UC Riverside professor is caught up in a national Twitter controversy. UCR Professor Reza Aslan has been dropped as a TV series producer and host by CNN after Aslan tweeted a crude message about President Trump. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

Although the winner of the Powerball jackpot worth nearly half-a-billion dollars has not come forward yet, the immigrant family that runs the small convenience store in Menifee's Sun City area is celebrating the good timing of great fortune. More from KVCR's Ken Vincent.

California Governor Jerry Brown is back in the state after five whirlwind days in China. Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford followed the governor throughout the journey, and he reports it ended much as it began.

As California lawmakers work toward a state budget vote this week, marijuana industry players eagerly await the release of a piece of the budget deal that's intended to align state rules on medical and recreational marijuana. Capital Public Radio's Julia Mitric reports.