February 8, 2024

The closure of Madera Community Hospital created a new health care desert in a community that already had fewer doctors per capita than other parts of the state. UCSF and Adventist have a plan to reopen it.

The new top Democrat in the state Senate announces his leadership team and new committee chairpersons. He rewarded some allies who helped him win the post, and filled five of seven leadership posts with women or legislators of color.

The funds would help California ports expand to handle giant wind turbines and other equipment. California's first offshore wind farms are on a fast track off Humboldt County and Morro Bay.

Read this story in English. Una nueva oficina estatal encargada de controlar el creciente costo de la atención médica en California está avanzando hacia uno de los objetivos más agresivos del país, apuntando a limitar los aumentos de costos al 3% anual. Es posible que no se dé cuenta de inmediato si la Oficina de […]

A state tax agency wants to use generative AI to give business owners tax advice. The state of California calls it an opportunity. Risk assessments are forthcoming.

As vitriol toward diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives grows, California school districts are crafting plans to support disadvantaged students, making once-mundane processes a target for backlash politics.

California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability has a mandate to control price increases. It's proposing a target that’s among the most aggressive in America.

California's economic personality has undergone several dramatic changes over its 174-year history. How will state leaders address the economy's underlying problems and prepare for its uncertain future?