In summary CalMatters is expanding its focus on building engagement with community members. The latest investments in talented people at CalMatters strengthen our focus on sustainable revenue growth and community engagement. These new employees will help …
In summary California’s economy, which contracted into recession during the COVID-19 pandemic and then exploded, may be headed downward again due to national and global economic trends. California’s economy exploded as the state emerged from a relatively …
Remember when Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers struck a deal a couple of months ago to send millions of California taxpayers between $200 and $1,050 to help cover the rising cost of living? Well, a week from today, the state is set to begin depositing …
In summary Every California community college is working to develop the next three-year iteration of its student equity plan. We owe it to our students to develop strategies and actions that can eliminate racial disparities. By Eric R. Felix, Special to …
In summary Parent advocate? Culture warrior? In a nearly hour-long interview with CalMatters, Lance Christensen, the challenger for California schools superintendent, vows to put students first and give parents a bigger voice. In the past two years, public …
In summary A new law will encourage California school districts to work with local Native American tribes to develop history lessons for students. For too long, students and tribal leaders say, schools have lacked an in-depth and accurate history …
In summary The bill increases leave payments to 90% of paychecks for lower-income workers in 2025, so more of them can afford time off for maternity leave or to care for ill family members. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a family leave bill today that will …
With a midnight Friday deadline to determine the fate of hundreds of bills on his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been a busy man. On Wednesday, Newsom unexpectedly showed up at the vigil that members of the United Farm Workers union have been holding outside …
In summary The campaigns for Propositions 26 and 27 on this November’s ballot have made a wide variety of claims, especially about how the money gleaned from sports betting in California will get distributed. Odds are, one of the many ads for legalizing …
In summary Two days before deadline, after vetoing a similar bill last year and resisting months of marches, vigils and posturing, including a note from President Biden, Newsom changed his mind on a farmworker labor bill. Gov. Gavin Newsom ended the …
In summary For nearly two decades, California’s state government has struggled to design and implement a comprehensive financial management system called FI$Cal but although it remains unfinished a new law declares it to be complete. The state government’s …
Surrounded by members of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Tuesday a package of bills he said would advance California’s “commitment to pay equity and supporting women.” Among them: a bill requiring employers with …
When Laura Swartzen saw the email from Sacramento State University’s Title IX office, it felt like her heart skipped a beat. Swartzen, the Sac State confidential campus advocate, had spent the past nine months supporting a student who reported being …
In summary Learn how to host your own pizza party this fall to promote nonpartisan civic knowledge for the 2022 election. Four years ago, more than 100 people gathered at the Castro Valley Public Library for a daunting prospect: to talk politics. They …
In summary The bill by two Assembly Democrats followed a CalMatters investigation that exposed serious flaws in the state’s nursing home licensing system. A controversial bill aimed at fixing aspects of California’s broken nursing home licensing system was …
In summary Jail should not punish people just for using drugs; lengthy incarceration won’t help. Rather, we must use the criminal justice system strategically to promote behavioral change in people whose drug use threatens public safety. By Sam Liccardo …
In summary After its driest three-year stretch on record, California braces for another year with below-average snow and rain. Conditions are shaping up to be a “recipe for drought.” As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is …
In summary CalMatters journalists stretch beyond traditional reporting to offer unique nonpartisan election insights at live events. CalMatters Editor and Co-Founder David Lesher and Newsletter Editor Emily Hoeven will bring their election insights to …
Several statewide officials’ policies are coming under scrutiny as California’s Nov. 8 general election inches closer, heightening the possible political implications. First up: Attorney General Rob Bonta was dealt a major blow Monday, when the U.S. Ninth …
In summary The Legislature should amend California’s tax codes to exempt lands returned to tribes from property taxes. By Kerri J. Malloy, Special to CalMatters A Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project, Kerri J. Malloy is an assistant professor of …
