January 2023

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

Explainers

What are the most interesting new laws for California in 2023?

Here are some of the most interesting new laws that take effect in California for 2023, including ones on money, health and education.

By

CalMatters Staff

• January 2, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the media during a press conference where he unveiled his budget proposal for 2022-23 in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Commentary

How will California deal with a big budget deficit?

California's current state budget was enacted six months ago on the assumption that the state had a massive surplus, but it now faces a multi-billion-dollar deficit.

By

Dan Walters

• January 2, 2023

A boy takes in the view of the Los Angeles skyline from the Griffith Park Observatory Trails Peak in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Commentary

A new year, but California’s old crises still abound

As a new year dawns, a raft of serious, even existential, old problems demand attention from California's politicians.

By

Dan Walters

• January 1, 2023