In summary California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations agreed residents should qualify for compensation. But should certain “vulnerable” former residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, be eligible? Lea este artículo en español. The …
In summary The EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards. California officials plan to upgrade. Meanwhile, they’re paying millions to replace stolen money and …
EN RESUMEN El primer ‘Reparation Task Force’ (Grupo de Trabajo para Compensaciones) de California acordó que los residentes deberían calificar para una compensación. Pero, ¿deberían ser elegibles ciertos antiguos residentes “vulnerables”, como los niños de …
In summary At least a half-dozen high-impact measures are likely to appear on the 2024 California ballot, generating multi-million-dollar campaigns for and against. Last week, the secretary of state’s office announced that a referendum aimed at overturning …
In summary Although 2022 was a strong year for California’s economy, with impressive job growth, the state’s economic future has become cloudy. Last year was a strong one for California’s $3.4 trillion economy. The state added 621,400 jobs, finally …
EN RESUMEN Los productores y las ciudades del sur de California que obtengan agua del acueducto estatal recibirán el 30% de las asignaciones solicitadas. Esa es la mayor cantidad en enero desde 2017, después de que las fuertes lluvias alimentaran los …
EN RESUMEN Siete años después de que la Ley de Conductores Seguros y Responsables (Safe and Responsible Drivers Act) otorgara a los residentes indocumentados una licencia para conducir, el estado está listo para expandir su impacto, pero la ley todavía …
In summary The University of California said it would claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022. The move affects 48,000 workers. The raises University of California graduate student workers won after last year’s historic work …
Has California reached an upper limit on what it can do to regulate guns? Following a pattern as old as gun control itself, state lawmakers are responding to the back-to-back mass shootings that killed 18 people this week with more legislation: Democratic …
In summary A new court system to address the needs of people with severe mental illness who are often homeless will launch in some counties in 2023. Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher. CARE Court may have been the biggest …
In summary Seven years after the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act gave undocumented residents a license to drive, the state is ready to expand its impact, but the law still has detractors. On a recent night, by the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego County, a …
EN RESUMEN Las investigaciones hechas sobre los contribuyentes de California han demostrado que algunas de las personas con mayores ingresos abandonan el estado en respuesta a grandes aumentos de impuestos, sin embargo, los estudios varían en su estimación …
In summary In 1980, the Inland Empire was home to 234 warehouses. There are now more than 4,000, providing significant economic benefits for the region. But this growth also has consequences: more unhealthy air days in predominantly Latino communities. …
In summary The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings. Lea este artículo en español. A law passed in 2020 …
EN RESUMEN El Departamento de Justicia le dijo a CalMatters que no puede decir cuántos casos decidió no investigar durante los últimos 18 meses bajo una nueva ley estatal, cuyo objetivo es garantizar la supervisión estatal de los tiroteos policiales. Read …
In summary Growers and Southern California cities that get water from the state aqueduct will receive 30% of their requested allocations. That’s the most in January since 2017, after heavy rains fed the reservoirs. State officials announced today that …
On Sunday, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man suspected of stabbing an elderly woman near a gas station in Altadena. Both the Sheriff’s homicide unit and its Internal Affairs Bureau reportedly launched investigations. On Wednesday, …
In summary Cal State leaders revealed a new plan that will take money from campuses missing enrollment targets and give it to schools exceeding their targets. The California State University system is putting campuses on notice: Enroll more students or …
In summary The task force members are discussing monetary and nonmonetary reparations ideas to compensate for slavery and racism. Some say they want policies to prevent future harms against Black Californians. End legalized slavery in California. Adopt a …
California likes to pat itself on the back for being a leader in protecting the environment. Every year, California workers dig up hundreds of thousands of tons of soil contaminated with things like lead, petroleum hydrocarbons and chemicals like DDT. The …
