February 3, 2022 - CalMatters

A young child walks past a painting depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles on June 19, 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people were freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

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‘Universalismo’ enfocado: ¿una solución para la desigualdad racial?

by Jesse Bedayn February 3, 2022February 7, 2022

En resumen A medida que los expertos en políticas lidian con la mejor manera de abordar las desigualdades raciales que han empeorado en California durante la pandemia, un nuevo enfoque de políticas más involucrado ofrece promesas, incluso si aún no se ha probado. Read this article in English. Uno de cada cinco latinos en California viven […]

Sacramento Police Department officers stand watch behind crime scene tape at Arden Fair mall after a shooting killed two people in Sacramento on Nov. 27, 2020. Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via REUTERS

California crime story: The numbers, explained

by Nigel Duara February 3, 2022February 2, 2023

A young child walks past a painting depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles on June 19, 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people were freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

California Divide

Targeted universalism: A solution for inequality?

by Jesse Bedayn February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

Thousands gathered to hear democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Working Families Party tapping into a new generation of progressives

by Guest Commentary February 3, 2022February 2, 2022

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Comparative stats of ag and water use strikes a nerve

by Guest Commentary February 3, 2022February 2, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a new requirement for all school teachers and employees to show proof of vaccination or to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing at a press conference held at Carl B. Munck Elementary School in Oakland on Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California eyes endemic COVID strategy

by Emily Hoeven February 3, 2022February 3, 2022