August 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Dan Walters

Presidential race will put California’s foibles on trial

With Kamala Harris on the Democratic presidential ticket, President Donald Trump's campaign will likely make California's shortcomings a foil.

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Dan Walters

• August 20, 2020

CalMatters en Español

Claves para que los votantes primerizos y de dominio limitado del inglés participen en las elecciones.

Las campañas de difusión enfocadas son cruciales para acercarse a los votantes de primera vez, de baja participación y de dominio limitado del inglés.

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Guest Commentary

• August 19, 2020

A tenant's rights group marches to the Los Angeles Mayor's mansion to demonstrate for renter's rights on May 1, 2020. With less than two weeks until the state court system ends its temporary moratorium on eviction cases, California faces a potential "wave" of evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. USA Photo by Ted Soqui, SIPA USA via AP Images

Housing

The tough questions pushing California to an eviction cliff

The governor, lawmakers and interest groups confront thorny questions in mad dash to prevent “eviction wave.”

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Matt Levin

• August 19, 2020

Timothy P. White, Chancellor of the California State University system, left, prepares to testify on the failure to fully disclose a $1.5 billion surplus in a joint hearing of the Joint Legislative Audit, Senate Education, Assembly Higher Education and Assembly subcommittee on Education Finance committees on August 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Events

Watch: Student Town Hall with CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White

CSU students: Got questions about what college will look like this fall? We hosted a virtual discussion with Chancellor Timothy P. White on how CSU campuses are addressing your concerns during the pandemic, from the cost of tuition to remote learning. This event took place on Wednesday, August 19. You can read a recap of […]

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Vanessa Richardson

• August 19, 2020

Education

Here’s what community college students want to know about the coming year

Students presented California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley with a variety of concerns, and his responses had a common thread: The community college system needs more money.

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Ethan Edward Coston

• August 19, 2020

Un grupo de defensa de los derechos de los inquilinos marcha hacia la mansión del alcalde de Los Ángeles para manifestarse por los derechos de los inquilinos el 1 de mayo de 2020. A menos de dos semanas de que el sistema judicial del estado finalice su moratoria temporal en los casos de desalojo, California se enfrenta a una posible ola de estos casos en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus. USA Photo por Ted Soqui, SIPA USA vía AP Images

CalMatters en Español

Las preguntas difíciles que están empujando a California hacia un precipicio de desalojos

El gobernador, los legisladores y los grupos de interés se enfrentan a cuestiones complejas en una carrera desenfrenada para evitar la “ola de desalojos”.

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Matt Levin

• August 19, 2020

Electric Pylons in the foothills of San Gabriel mountains. Image via iStock

Environment

Answers to 7 burning questions about California’s rolling blackouts

Why is the state suffering its first energy emergency in almost 20 years? Well, where do we start?

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Julie Cart

• August 19, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

WhatMatters

Pressure mounts on Newsom for reopening plan

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, August 19. Cases, hospitalizations, deaths decline Pressure is building on Gov. Gavin Newsom to figure out a reopening plan after San Diego, California’s second-largest county, fell off the state’s coronavirus watch list Tuesday and hospitalizations, case rates and deaths continue to decline statewide. The news came a few days after […]

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Emily Hoeven

• August 19, 2020