December 20, 2022

EN RESUMEN Los defensores advierten que ahora no es el momento de recortar los programas que ayudan a los pobres. El estado tiene reservas para sobrellevar un año difícil, pero una recesión podría profundizar ese déficit. Read this article in English. California enfrenta un déficit proyectado el próximo año incluso si EE.UU. evita una recesión. […]

Advocates warn now is not the time to cut programs that help the poor. The state has reserves to weather a tough year but a recession could deepen the deficit.

State and federal laws are not necessarily designed for the type of schemes revealed by the Los Angeles City Council audio leak. California legislators can act by mandating independent redistricting and outlining consequences for interference.

CalMatters' expert journalists around the state created this guide to the state's efforts to meet the challenges of 2022 and prepare for 2023.

The numbers are in, and they’re grim. California accounted for 30% of the country’s homeless population in 2022, despite making up less than 12% of the total population, according to federal data released Monday. It was also home to 50% of the country’s unsheltered people, or those living in places such as streets, cars or […]

The biggest mystery in California's struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.