July 26, 2021

Housing is one of California’s most complex and persistent problems, and the pandemic has only made it worse. CalMatters’ housing reporter and “Gimme Shelter” podcast host, Manuela Tobias joins the podcast to talk about the complicated and often conflicting political interests between legislators, regardless of their party lines, and key powerful interest groups: realtors, developers, […]

The vaccination verification process will begin for health care workers on Aug. 23. All state employees also must be vaccinated or undergo weekly tests.

En resumen La Junta de Regentes de la UC aprobó un aumento de la matrícula de cinco años que cobra a cada clase de pregrado entrante una tasa progresivamente más alta cada año, pero luego mantiene esa tasa plana durante seis años. Una versión anterior habría mantenido esos aumentos indefinidamente. Ahora, el autor de ese […]

En resumen El alto costo de la vivienda y el cuidado infantil de California está creando una carga tal para las familias trabajadoras que millones de hogares no ganan lo suficiente para satisfacer sus necesidades más básicas. United Ways of California, que publicó el estudio, aboga por ampliar la elegibilidad para que la asistencia no […]

En resumen A medida que la sequía se apodera de la mayor parte de California, los robos de agua han aumentado a niveles récord. Los ladrones acceden a hidrantes, bombean agua de los ríos y entran en estaciones de agua y tanques remotos. Read this article in English.  Un día, en la primavera pasada, la presión […]

About five weeks after Gov. Newsom reopened California, COVID-19 is surging again, with the Sept. 14 recall election looming.

The Legislature is hammering out exactly how it will allocate $3.65 billion budgeted for climate resilience, but measures on the table involve investments in projects to protect wildlife, fish and natural lands, dwarfing those needed to protect people and human health.

California has been one of only four states without the power to permanently remove law enforcement officers from their jobs. A just-signed law will change that.

State legislators must change how our recall elections are managed to discourage misuse of a popular tool.

Affordable housing advocates are asking why bills supported by state Senate leader Toni Atkins got stuck in the Assembly. One answer appears to be a labor provision pushed by the State Building and Construction Trades Council. But after some changes, several bills were passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.