May 12, 2022 - CalMatters

Incoming sea water pipes at the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Carlsbad on June 22, 2021. The California Costal Commission is set to consider final approval for a desalination plan in Huntington Beach. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant

by Rachel Becker May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more than 20 years.

Lawmakers on the Assembly floor on Jan. 31, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

¿Cuántos legisladores de California elegirán a sus propios sucesores?

by Ben Christopher May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Patricia Wallinga, a substitute teacher in San Francisco, is photographed at AP Gianni Middle School on April 22, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

La escasez de maestros sustitutos afecta más a estudiantes de bajos ingresos de California

by Joe Hong May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Patricia Wallinga, a substitute teacher in San Francisco, is photographed at AP Gianni Middle School on April 22, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Substitute teacher shortage hits California’s low-income students harder

by Joe Hong May 12, 2022May 2, 2023

Lawmakers on the Assembly floor on Jan. 31, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Succession: How California lawmakers play the election game

by Ben Christopher May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP

CalMatters en Español

De acuerdo a estudios, los ricos ven la mejora de la desigualdad, como una amenaza aunque ellos salgan favorecidos

by Jeanne Kuang May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the State of the State in Sacramento on March 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Budget battles intensify amid competing priorities

by Emily Hoeven May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP

California Divide

Do the rich see inequality as a zero-sum game?

by Jeanne Kuang May 12, 2022May 12, 2022