April 2022

A handful of activists represent the bulk of the state’s enforcement of the law. That could change as the state housing agency hires more staff.

California’s electricity rates are high because of years of expensive decisions. New demand for environmentally beneficial electricity should not be saddled with those legacy costs.

A key advocate left the PG&E wildfire victims fund after he was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal at Sonoma State University.

En resumen Los conservadores que se postulan para fiscal general de California defienden su caso para romper el dominio demócrata sobre los cargos estatales desde 2006. Eric Early, Nathan Hochman y Anne Marie Schubert dicen que la preocupación de los votantes por el crimen y la seguridad pública los ayudará a derrocar al titular Rob […]

Conservatives running for California attorney general make their case to break the Democratic stranglehold on statewide offices since 2006. Eric Early, Nathan Hochman and Anne Marie Schubert say that voters' concern over crime and public safety will help them unseat incumbent Rob Bonta.

California once criminalized abortion. Now it's the US leader on abortion rights, and may become a 'sanctuary' for out-of-state seekers.

CalMatters is dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Your support helps us produce journalism that makes a difference. Donate now. Piece by piece, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and state lawmakers are pulling down pillars of California’s emergency COVID response — even as the test positivity rate begins to tick back up. The latest cornerstone […]

En resumen Un proyecto de ley demócrata ya no trataría los mortinatos como “muertes desatendidas”, investigadas por forenses. Pero los activistas contra el aborto temen que el cambio legalice el “infanticidio” después del nacimiento de los bebés. Read this article in English.    Un proyecto de ley que aboliría el requisito de que los médicos forenses investiguen […]

En resumen Aproximadamente 360,000 estudiantes de UC y Cal State pronto recibirán entre $1,000 y $3,000 para financiar su educación este otoño como parte del esfuerzo de California para que la universidad esté libre de deudas. Otra forma de ayudar a más estudiantes de colegios comunitarios tiene un camino menos claro. Read this article in English.    […]

A Democratic bill would no longer treat stillbirths as “unattended deaths,” investigated by coroners. But anti-abortion activists fear the change would legalize “infanticide” after babies are born.