September 2020

CalMatters en Español

Robots, veteranos, aprendices: ¿Qué es lo próximo para el mercado laboral de California?

A medida que el desempleo disminuye, los líderes empresariales y los educadores señalan lo que ha ido mal para los trabajadores y dónde buscar oportunidades.

By Lauren Hepler • September 18, 2020

Education

Coronavirus-induced student housing levels could cost UC a billion dollars per year

At the September UC Regents meeting, top UC officials said things likely won’t return to normal until at least fall 2021, student housing revenue losses could be a billion dollars per year, but enrollment seems stable.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn • September 18, 2020

California Divide

Los Angeles Women’s Center tackles female homelessness

Despite the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic has caused by canceling countless events across the nation, the Downtown Los Angeles Women’s Center (DWC) is holding a virtual campaign to raise funds to help homeless women. Unlike previous years when a gala was organized, this year the “Together Housed” campaign began on Sunday, September 6 and will […]

By Jacqueline Garcia • September 18, 2020

WhatMatters

Newsom expands worker protections

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, September 18. Three bills signed into law As California enters its sixth month of the pandemic and coronavirus outbreaks rip through garment factories, meatpacking plants, fast-food chains and strawberry fields, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state agencies took action Thursday to expand worker protections. Newsom signed a trio of bills […]

By Emily Hoeven • September 18, 2020

Commentary

California tourism industry pushes for safe, responsible travel

California tourism businesses recognized the imperative to provide a safe environment. Here’s what they’ve done to make travel safer:

By Guest Commentary • September 18, 2020

Commentary

Business need to stand up for equal justice too

Chief executives of some of America’s largest companies have engaged in a new initiative to advocate for public policy changes to secure equal justice.

By Guest Commentary • September 18, 2020

Reader Reactions

Clean air rebate program should be broadened for buying electric vehicles

California’s leaders are sending mixed messages on our commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for buying electric vehicles.

By Guest Commentary • September 18, 2020

California Divide

Poor residents in some of Silicon Valley’s richest neighborhoods to get community pantry makeover

Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Demand for food and social services has grown almost five-fold in some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest neighborhoods. Now, the sole full-service social services provider in Cupertino and other west valley cities […]

By Laurence Du Sault • September 17, 2020

California Divide

First county announces new COVID-19 protections for temporary ag workers

Santa Barbara County adopts new rules aimed at preventing COVID-19 outbreaks among H-2A farmworkers. The move comes amid reports of outbreaks, including a monthlong investigation by CalMatters and The Salinas Californian that uncovered outbreaks that sickened more than 350.

By Jackie Botts • September 17, 2020

California Divide

Workers demand McDonald’s to provide better working conditions

Activists joined workers at a McDonald’s in Boyle Heights last week demanding management to return jobs back to four employees after they went on a strike over lack of safety and security at a store during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lizzet Aguilar, 35, one of the strikers, said when the pandemic hit, the McDonald’s where she […]

By Jacqueline Garcia • September 17, 2020