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A group of officials and first responders walk through a fire-damaged area with a charred building in the background. One individual wears sunglasses, while others wear jackets or uniforms.

CalMatters en Español

Los políticos ascienden o caen en función de la respuesta a los desastres: Los incendios de Los Ángeles son la gran prueba para Gavin Newsom

El enfoque inquebrantable del gobernador Gavin Newsom en los incendios de Los Ángeles sugiere un político consciente de cómo la respuesta podría definir su legado.

By

Alexei Koseff

• February 19, 2025

Politics

Politicians rise or fall on disaster response. The LA fires are Gavin Newsom’s big test

Lea esta historia en Español Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region last month, leveling neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. In the first days of the disaster, he was spotted touring the wreckage. In the weeks after, he launched a recovery initiative […]

By

Alexei Koseff

• February 19, 2025

A person in a track jacket is standing in front of the front yard of a burned-down house in a neighborhood. The home is caved in with dark burned spots near the windows and on the door frames.

Health

California has known that disabled people need help in fires. After LA, can it better prepare for the next one?

California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next emergency?

By

Ana B. Ibarra

• February 19, 2025

CalMatters en Español

Las personas discapacitadas necesitan ayuda en caso de incendio. ¿Tras los incendios en Los Angeles, puede California prepararse mejor para el próximo?

California sabe desde hace años que debe prestar especial atención a las personas con discapacidades y movilidad limitada durante los desastres naturales. ¿Aplicará las lecciones de los incendios de Los Ángeles en la próxima emergencia?

By

Ana B. Ibarra

• February 19, 2025

Two elderly individuals hold hands, their wrinkled fingers intertwined. One person wears a pastel blue sweater and light pink pants, while the other wears a plaid long-sleeve shirt. Sunlight casts a warm glow on their hands, highlighting the gold rings on their fingers.

Commentary

Elders and caregivers in California deserve better than funding hurdles and shuttered programs

Programs helping Californians care for dementia or Alzheimer’s patients already struggle. Recent proposals to cut Medicaid money makes this bad situation worse.

By Courtney E. Martin • February 19, 2025

A fast food employee stands and talks to customers behind the restaurant counter with the menu displayed behind them. In the foreground is the over-the-shoulder view of two customers as they talk to the employee.

Commentary

Conflicting studies obscure the reality of California’s fast food wage battle

After years of political battles over fast food wages and the status of franchises, California still lacks objective research.

By

Dan Walters

• February 19, 2025

A person with long black hair and wearing a bright red blazer and dress poses for a portrait next to a wall covered in green bushes with red flowers.

CalMatters en Español

Una gran fuente de empleos está en riesgo con Trump: el financiamiento para las pequeñas empresas

Las pequeñas empresas de California generan la mayor parte de los empleos en el estado. La congelación de fondos de Trump, la campaña contra la DEI y otras medidas podrían poner en peligro esa fuente de empleos.

By

Levi Sumagaysay

• February 18, 2025

A white room with power cords throughout the ceiling leading to machinery with transfer switches in a data center. White fluorescents light up most of the room, with shadows in the background between the machinery.

Technology

Crackdown on power-guzzling data centers may soon come online in California

A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers.

By

Khari Johnson

• February 18, 2025

A young Black student wearing a red and beige school uniform looks upwards while sitting next to other students wearing the same uniform during class.

Commentary

Investing in Black communities will have ripple effects throughout California

In the UC Davis Black History Month Student Essay Contest, a graduate student argues that investing in education and economic programs that aid Black communities can help dismantle inequality more broadly.

By Ya Yang • February 18, 2025

Economy

Funding for small businesses — a big source of jobs — at risk under Trump

California’s small businesses create the bulk of jobs in the state. Trump’s funding freeze, anti-DEI push and more could jeopardize that.

By

Levi Sumagaysay

• February 18, 2025