We’ve all been there. Sitting in a snarl of California freeway traffic, staring up at the green directional signs in despair, watching brake lights blink on and off. Known for its car culture ...

A California middle school teacher has been put on leave as the school district investigates an incident in which racist materials, including “N-word bucks,” were doled out during a lesson.

FRESNO, Calif. — The rural, scattered community of Squaw Valley could soon have its name changed, but residents disagree over what that would mean. Haaland, a member of Pueblo of Laguna and 35th ...

It requires that the names of places with the offensive word be replaced by Jan. 1, 2025, and that the new names be chosen in consultation with California Native American tribes. The California ...

The California Natural Resources Agency will remove the word, which is a derogatory term used to describe Native American women, from streets, bridges, buildings, cemeteries and even a forest fire ...

"We commend the California Supreme Court for recognizing today the odious nature of the n-word," wrote Legal Aid at Work, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, in a statement following the decision.

For example, Don Henley from The Eagles said “Hotel California” was popular partly because it used one word. That word carries a shocking amount of cultural weight. Henley is right about the ...