June 15, 2023

California’s state budget is the product of a multi-month, multi-step process that involves the governor, the Legislature, lobbyists, interest groups and the public — with lots of debate, number-crunching and negotiation along the way. This year, those deliberations are especially strained because the state is facing a budget deficit of at least $31.5 billion, a […]

EN RESUMEN Después de que el proveedor de seguros de vivienda más grande de California dijera que no emitiría nuevas pólizas, los grupos de consumidores y de la industria de seguros tienen ideas sobre lo que les gustaría que hiciera California. Aquí está el debate sobre cuatro de esas ideas. Read this article in English. […]

EN RESUMEN Mientras los grupos que representan a los propietarios y los de bienes y raíces invierten millones de dólares en las arcas de los políticos para influir en la política de vivienda, los grupos de inquilinos celebran algunas victorias recientes. Read this article in English. Cuando la senadora estatal María Elena Durazo presentó un […]

The arguments made by the Los Angeles Unified School District to fight a 2021 lawsuit attempting to reopen schools sparked a campaign to enshrine a constitutional right to a high-quality education. Let the politics begin.

In rural and conservative-leaning towns and cities across California, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.

After California’s largest home insurance provider said it wouldn’t issue new policies, consumer and insurance industry groups have ideas for what they’d like to see California do. Here’s the debate over four of those ideas.

Planada, a small mostly Latino town, was among the first to be flooded in January. Researchers say 83% of families suffered economic losses.

As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers to influence housing policy, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.

Is the tide turning in favor of California’s renters? Some signs say yes. On Wednesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that a San Jose-based developer and property manager must refund more than $331,000 to 20 tenants in overpaid rent. It’s the first use of a 2019 law, explains CalMatters’ housing reporter Ben Christopher, but “it […]