September 2019

Now that California has passed new laws meant to reduce police shootings, a key question is how much difference they’ll make in the ways officers respond to calls to help people in mental crisis. We discuss that question with Gov. Gavin Newsom, and examine two shootings from the past—one that the new law would likely […]

How will California's new laws meant to reduce police shootings affect how officers respond to calls to help people in mental crisis?

Monte Ward, Hollister Ranch Owners Association: For years, the state of California has wanted to expand public access to the beaches at Hollister Ranch in Santa Barbara County. The state has been unsuccessful, some claim, because rich property owners have thwarted the will of the people This is nonsense.

Homeless people who live outdoors die, on average, three decades earlier. In California locales, "street medicine" teams are trying to improve those odds.

Nonprofits distribute 80 million pounds of food in Los Angeles County per year, helping low-income people survive. 

New water law has big implications. Central Valley struggles with unemployment. Newsom considers signing bills inspired by #MeToo movement.

Sandi Matsumoto, The Nature Conservancy: Five years ago, California became the last state in the West to regulate groundwater. Many thought this would be impossible until the need for groundwater management became overwhelmingly clear during the last drought. We should not wait for the next drought to finish what we’ve started

Among the 700 or so measures before Gov. Gavin Newsom this year are repeats of #MeToo bills that stalled previously or were vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

California joins Boise in Supreme Court homeless case. Kamala Harris' home state numbers sink. College professors bring courses to prisons.

California is enjoying multibillion-dollar surpluses, but voters could still face a dizzying array of tax increases on the ballot next year.