Cal State

Cal State joined the University of California in ending its use of an admissions test for freshmen. Now the system is creating a new set of eligibility criteria, the first change since 1965.

Cal Fire has begun hiring back some of its seasonal firefighting force as wildfire risk continues to increase. Also, a North State library tries to make the experience of being incarcerated less harmful for families by having inmates read books over video to their kids, and SAT and ACT standardized tests are officially being dropped from California State University admissions.

After saying they had been left in the dark, CSU trustees launch investigations stemming from former Chancellor Joseph Castro's mishandling of sexual harassment complaints at Fresno State.

Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated. But enforcement has varied across the system.

Thousands of affordable student housing slots are in jeopardy after the Cal State system misread the fine print for a new $2 billion state student housing program, CalMatters has discovered. With the deadline for applications passed, a solution remains unclear.