2022

CalMatters en Español

Cómo las nuevas reglas del Título IX podrían afectar a los estudiantes transgéneros y no binarios de California

EN RESUMENLas nuevas reglas del Título IX que prohíben la discriminación de género podrían poner más responsabilidad en las universidades para proteger a los estudiantes transgénero y no binarios. Pero esos estudiantes dicen que crear campus acogedores requerirá algo más que una política. Read this article in English. A Xander le tomó casi una década […]

By Zaeem Shaikh • December 30, 2022

College Beat

How new Title IX rules could affect California’s transgender and nonbinary students

New Title IX rules barring gender discrimination could put more responsibility on colleges to protect transgender and nonbinary students. But those students say creating welcoming campuses will require more than just policy.

By Zaeem Shaikh • December 30, 2022

CalMatters en Español

Lucha fronteriza: por qué California no está financieramente preparada para que termine el Título 42

EN RESUMEN La Corte Suprema mantiene vigente, por ahora, el Título 42, la política de la era pandémica que autorizó las expulsiones de inmigrantes. California aún tiene que descubrir cómo satisfacer las necesidades de la afluencia de inmigrantes cuando desaparezca, especialmente dado que el estado enfrenta un déficit presupuestario proyectado de $24 mil millones para […]

By Wendy Fry • December 28, 2022

College Beat

Colleges experiment with restorative justice in sexual assault cases

Some California colleges are responding to campus sexual assault and harassment with restorative justice: a process that brings together the student who was harmed, the person who harmed them and the community to seek solutions.

By Oden Taylor and Felicia Mello • December 28, 2022

California Divide

Border scramble: Why California isn’t financially ready for Title 42 to end

The Supreme Court is keeping in place, for now, Title 42 — the pandemic policy that OK’d migrant expulsions. California has yet to figure out how to meet the needs of an influx of migrants when it does go away, especially given that the state is confronting a projected budget deficit of $24 billion for the next fiscal year.

By Wendy Fry • December 28, 2022

Commentary

10 years later, California’s promise of a human right to water remains unfulfilled

California has improved its water policies around safety, access and affordability in response to a 2012 law establishing a human right to water. There is much to be done in order to keep this promise to disadvantaged and water-strapped communities.

By Jenny Rempel and Kristin Dobbin • December 28, 2022

Politics

Looking back at California in 2022, in photos

How to remember 2022 in California? It was a big election year, but it was filled with so much more — old and new. The old: Homelessness continued to dominate public debate. The threat of wildfires stayed with us, as did the challenges of climate change. And, yes, COVID still hovered over daily life, including […]

By CalMatters Visuals Team • December 28, 2022

Commentary

California could tear its circular economy if metal recycling is deemed hazardous waste

Any effort to regulate scrap metal facilities as hazardous waste treatment facilities threatens an important sector of California's circular economy and hinder key environmental goals.

By Guest Commentary • December 27, 2022

WhatMatters

California cements abortion rights, flavored tobacco ban

Note: The newsletter will pause until Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Happy holidays and happy New Year! If you were reading the text of the California Constitution on Wednesday — as one does — you would have noticed a new line: “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most […]

By Emily Hoeven • December 22, 2022

Politics

Buried treasure: California politicians stash $35 million in leftover campaign cash

Nearly 100 committees are sitting on $35 million in leftover campaign funds. Candidates could give the cash to charity or return it to their donors, but many hold on to the money to retain political influence or to possibly run again.

By Alexei Koseff and Ben Christopher • December 21, 2022