Vanessa Rancaño

Schools in Oakland, Calif., regularly report lower reading levels for Black and Latino students. A parent advocacy group has been demanding the district do better.

The Glass Fire in Northern California has forced thousands of people from their homes. Among them, residents of Santa Rosa's first government-funded homeless camp, who are now displaced again.

People don't think of California as a particularly religious place... but maybe we should. We've got more mega-churches than any other state.…

In a little over a decade, the median rent in California has gone up 44 percent. That squeezes everyone who rents, including college kids. Financial aid…

Striking UC workers will stage day two of their three-day work walkout today (Tuesday). KQED reporter Vanessa Rancano talked with picketers and UC…

Tomorrow (Friday) marks the 150th anniversary of the creation of the University of California system. It's also the time of year when high school seniors…

In Perris, it's not just the neighbors who were unaware of what was happening inside the Turpin home where authorities found the 13 emaciated Turpin…

If police violence is considered a public health issue, then doctors and nurses might be able to compile basic information about shootings involving law enforcement that go unreported.

Using video to teach good parenting habits when children are babies leads to better behavior in kids later on, a study finds. The program is aimed at helping children in low-income families.

Fashion models feel pressured to be dangerously thin, and France has passed a law to fine fashion houses for hiring underweight models. Researchers say it's a workplace health issue in the U.S., too.