December 28, 2020

If you break your leg or need heart surgery, your insurance covers it. But that hasn’t always been true for mental illness and substance use disorders. A new 2021 law in California could improve that, broadening the list of mental health conditions insurers must cover. In the past, state law only required treatment for nine […]

Despite election reforms designed to improve turnout in 2020, the gap between white and diverse voters remained significant.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California could see “a surge on top of a surge arguably on top of a surge" after the holidays.

A small part of almost every paycheck in California goes into the state’s paid family leave program, which allows workers to receive partial pay when they take time off to care for a new child or sick family member. But many people don’t take leave because the law doesn’t ensure they can go back to […]

A pesar de las reformas electorales diseñadas para mejorar la participación en 2020, la brecha entre votantes blancos y diversos siguió siendo significativa.

The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis. Researchers say a statewide planning process has allowed wealthier cities to lobby for fewer housing units than inland and less-wealthy cities. A new system is underway to bring more equity, but will it be strong enough to resist NIMBYism?

California must urgently address the deficiencies in our recycling capabilities and help stimulate market demand for recycled materials.

Access to computer science education begins with closing the digital divide and ensuring all students have adequate broadband internet.

La comunidad costera fue señalada en una auditoría estatal como una de las muchas fallas preocupantes que contribuyen a la crisis de viviendas asequibles de California. Los investigadores dicen que un proceso de planificación en todo el estado ha permitido que las ciudades más ricas presionen por menos unidades de vivienda que las ciudades del interior y las menos ricas. Un nuevo sistema está en marcha para traer más equidad, pero ¿será lo suficientemente fuerte como para resistir el actitud de no al lado de mi casa?