January 2023

California Divide

California reparations task force zeroes in on who’d be eligible for compensation

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations agreed residents should qualify for compensation. But should certain “vulnerable” former residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, be eligible?

By Wendy Fry • January 30, 2023

Newsletters

Deal or no deal (Colorado River edition)

California and six other drought-parched states have until Tuesday to hammer out a deal to cut their voracious thirst for Colorado River water by up to 30%.  Don’t hold your breath.  As the New York Times reported over the weekend, no one is volunteering to make the cuts that the federal government is now demanding, […]

By Ben Christopher • January 30, 2023

Commentary

High-impact measures headed for 2024 California ballot

At least a half-dozen high-impact measures are likely to appear on the 2024 California ballot, generating multi-million-dollar campaigns for and against.

By Dan Walters • January 30, 2023

Commentary

California economy surges, but future cloudy

Although 2022 was a strong year for California's economy, with impressive job growth, the state's economic future has become cloudy.

By Dan Walters • January 29, 2023

Higher Education

UC intends to dock pay of workers who went on strike

The University of California said it would claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022. The move affects 48,000 workers.

By Mikhail Zinshteyn • January 27, 2023

CalMatters en Español

Más de un millón de inmigrantes indocumentados obtuvieron licencias de conducir en California

EN RESUMEN Siete años después de que la Ley de Conductores Seguros y Responsables (Safe and Responsible Drivers Act) otorgara a los residentes indocumentados una licencia para conducir, el estado está listo para expandir su impacto, pero la ley todavía tiene detractores. Read this article in English. En una noche reciente, junto al embalse de […]

By Wendy Fry • January 27, 2023

California Divide

More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in California

Seven years after the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act gave undocumented residents a license to drive, the state is ready to expand its impact, but the law still has detractors.

By Wendy Fry • January 27, 2023

Housing

Gimme Shelter: CARE Courts coming to California in 2023

A new court system to address the needs of people with severe mental illness who are often homeless will launch in some counties in 2023.

By Manuela Tobias • January 27, 2023

Newsletters

Can California go any stronger on gun laws?

Has California reached an upper limit on what it can do to regulate guns? Following a pattern as old as gun control itself, state lawmakers are responding to the back-to-back mass shootings that killed 18 people this week with more legislation: Democratic Sens. Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas and Nancy Skinner of Oakland announced Thursday they’re […]

By Ben Christopher • January 27, 2023

CalMatters en Español

Aumentarán las entregas de agua del estado a ciudades y serán las más altas en 6 años

EN RESUMEN Los productores y las ciudades del sur de California que obtengan agua del acueducto estatal recibirán el 30% de las asignaciones solicitadas. Esa es la mayor cantidad en enero desde 2017, después de que las fuertes lluvias alimentaran los embalses. Lea este artículo en español. Los funcionarios estatales anunciaron hoy que las entregas […]

By Alastair Bland • January 26, 2023