April 23, 2021

In wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, the California Legislative Black Caucus is putting more pressure on their colleagues to support new and old police accountability measures. CalMatters reporter Nigel Duara guest co-hosts this week’s episode to discuss the police reform bills with Nicole. Ezra David Romero and Julie Cart join us to review two […]

Ravaged by wildfire last summer, a state park — and all its redwood forests, creatures and trails — will undergo a transformation. Big Basin Redwoods will be back after a massive rebuilding project. But what will it look like?

The move comes after environmentalists lambasted Newsom for failing to tackle California’s oil and gas production. The oil industry called it an “illegal mandate” and vowed to fight it. Fracking accounts for only 17% of California's oil production.

A study finds people who didn’t file tax returns in the last three years could be missing out on federal and state stimulus dollars. But they still have a chance to claim some assistance ahead of the May 17 tax deadline.

California’s public schools lost more than 160,000 students amid the pandemic, the largest enrollment drop in two decades and a likely harbinger of serious educational and financial challenges. The sharp 2.6% decline, announced Thursday by the California Department of Education, doesn’t capture the full effects of the pandemic. The enrollment tally comes from a one-day […]

 Lea este artículo en español. At age 30, Stephen Kodur is on his fourth stab at college in 12 years. He’s been attending class until his savings run out, pausing to work and build up cash, and repeating. Though his federal financial aid application says that he has the highest need, he’s not eligible for the […]

With very little water available, investments in our state’s water delivery systems coupled with conservation, storage and reuse are critical.

Read this article in English.       A los 30 años, Stephen Kodur está en su cuarta intento en la universidad en 12 años. Ha estado asistiendo a clases hasta que se agotan sus ahorros, haciendo una pausa para trabajar y acumular efectivo, y repitiendo. Aunque su solicitud de ayuda financiera federal dice que él tiene la mayor […]