September 13, 2023

Read this story in English. El sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California votó hoy para aumentar la matrícula un 6% anual durante los próximos cinco años, una decisión que parecía destinada cuando sus líderes revelaron en mayo que Cal State genera muchos menos ingresos de los que necesita para educar a sus casi medio millón […]

The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.

Read this story in English. Las empresas e instituciones de California tendrán que dejar de irrigar áreas de césped decorativas con agua potable según la legislación aprobada por los legisladores estatales. El proyecto de ley pasa ahora al gobernador Gavin Newsom para su firma. La oficina de Newsom se negó a hacer comentarios hoy, pero […]

The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor.

Read this story in English. California otorgó recientemente $91 millones en subvenciones a organizaciones locales que ayudan a prevenir crímenes de odio o apoyar a los sobrevivientes, parte de un esfuerzo sin precedentes para combatir el odio en un estado que experimentó un aumento del 20% en tales crímenes en 2022. A pesar de su […]

Laboratories working with potentially dangerous pathogens are not required to share information about their work with their local communities, which heightens mistrust and leads to blanket restrictions, as California saw this summer. Reporting requirements could improve safety and increase oversight.

Hate crimes were up 20% in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. But the state is also spending more than any other to combat such crimes, including a hotline, state commission and a new round of grants to community organizations.

The final, frenetic week of the Legislature is as much about bills that don’t get through — or get watered down significantly — as those that do pass and reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, or the big, last-minute deals: A reminder that CalMatters is tracking bills that are being sent to Newsom. Tuesday, that list […]

California has retained its position as having the worst poverty of any state, thanks to its very high living costs and a large low-income underclass.