February 19, 2020

In his State of the State speech, Gavin Newsom calls for forcing more people into treatment, changing state spending rules, simplifying treatment paths, and linking housing and services.

California's governor delivers a bold speech on homelessness — but shies away from the bolder recommendations of his own task force.

AB 2126 follows a CalMatters report on the toll natural disasters are taking on K-12 education. It would share real-time data on school closures statewide.

Mark Fulmer and Jerrold Jensen: With current staffing levels, California’s projected enrollment loss will eliminate the need for about 1,000 teachers and 1,000 classrooms and hundreds of non-classroom employees. So why are Californians being asked to approve a $15 billion school construction bond?

State of the State Address Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by California Governor Gavin Newsom February 19, 2020 Thank you, Madame Lieutenant Governor. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for welcoming Jen and me to your house. Madame Pro Tem, Members of this Legislature, fellow Californians. Thank you once again for the privilege of this podium. Traditionally, […]

At a time when rural schools all over California struggle to keep students in school, a three-year-old experiment in the southern Fresno County community of Parlier is showing some interesting results. And, officials say, chronic absenteeism isn’t the only problem the Parlier experiment may eventually solve. Like many Central Valley communities, Parlier doesn’t have enough […]

Los Angeles County will stop billing people millions of dollars a year for the costs of their incarceration in an effort to lighten the financial burden on former inmates. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to eliminate all criminal administrative fees over which the county has discretion after hearing  testimony from […]

Michael Wyatt, K Hovnanian Homes: The California Energy Commission rightfully saw fit to allow alternatives to rooftop solar. For some consumers, solar panels on their newly constructed home is the right choice. For others, on-site or off-site solar energy is the best to fit their needs. That’s why the Feb. 20 vote by the energy commission is so important.

Charity starts at home for one assemblyman. Sexual abuse suits lead to Boy Scouts bankruptcy. Sanders pulls ahead in California primary poll.

It's legal for Assemblyman Rob Bonta's nonprofit to give to his wife's employer. But an author of the state's political ethics law says it shouldn't be.