January 11, 2022

The Legislature has a chance to modernize the state’s alcohol shipping laws and allow consumers to buy distilled spirits like they do wine.

En resumen El gobernador Gavin Newsom quiere usar el superávit presupuestario de California para enfrentar las crisis con la que el estado, está lidiando, incluido el COVID-19 y el cambio climático. Read this article in English.    Han sido unos años tumultuosos en California, con temporadas récord de incendios forestales, una sequía que empeora y una ola […]

En resumen En su propuesta de presupuesto, el gobernador Gavin Newsom destacó su apoyo a las ciudades para eliminar los campamentos de personas sin hogar, pero admitió que es solo un puente hacia la vivienda permanente. Read this article in English. En su propuesta de presupuesto de enero a la Legislatura estatal, el gobernador Gavin Newsom […]

Lawmakers should adopt statewide outdoor dining regulations and abandon legislation that would harm the restaurant community.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use the California budget surplus to confront the crises facing the state, including COVID-19 and climate change.

In his budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted his support for cities to remove homeless encampments but conceded it's only a bridge to permanent housing.

California legislators have studied proposals for universal health care at length; now it’s time to pass Assembly Bill 1400.

CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. Don’t ask Gov. Gavin Newsom about Democratic lawmakers’ proposal to create a state-funded single-payer health care system — he hasn’t read it. “I have not had the opportunity to review that plan, and no […]

California's huge public school system is in crisis, with declining academic achievement and financial squeezes, but Gov. Gavin Newsom new budget gives it short shrift.