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A person sits on a walker in an outdoor encampment, with a pensive expression and hands resting near their shoulders. Surrounding them are tents, carts filled with belongings, a bicycle, and various personal items scattered on the ground. Another individual is partially visible in the foreground, leaning over a surface with small objects. The background includes a mix of tents, urban structures, and open land under bright sunlight.

CalMatters en Español

¿Debería ser ilegal ‘ayudar’ o ‘ser cómplice’ de un campamento de personas sin hogar? Pronto podría ser una realidad en esta ciudad del Área de la Bahía

Una medida de la ciudad de Fremont está alarmando a los activistas porque no solo hace ilegal acampar en cualquier calle o acera, sino que haría culpable de un delito a quienes “permitan, ayuden, oculten o inciten” a formar ese campamento.

By

Marisa Kendall

• February 4, 2025

Homelessness

Should ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless camp be illegal? It may soon be a reality in this Bay Area city

The unusual move is alarming activists who worry they could be in the ordinance’s crosshairs.

By

Marisa Kendall

• February 4, 2025

A close-up of a desk setup featuring a sign listing "Documents needed to apply for Medi-Cal or My Health LA" in English and Spanish, displayed on a clipboard. Nearby, there is a small black cup holding pens and a highlighter, a purple plant pot with greenery, and a bottle of hand sanitizer. A simple illustration of a hand writing on a clipboard is visible in the background.

CalMatters en Español

Las clínicas de Los Ángeles pierden fondos para la atención médica para personas transgénero a medida que entran en vigencia las órdenes ejecutivas de Trump

Una clínica de salud comunitaria de Los Ángeles está considerando presentar una demanda contra la administración de Trump por una subvención rescindida que estaba destinada a apoyar servicios para pacientes transgénero.

By

Kristen Hwang

• February 4, 2025

Health

LA clinics lose funding for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold

A Los Angeles community health clinic is considering a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a rescinded grant that was meant to support services for transgender patients.

By

Kristen Hwang

• February 4, 2025

A law enforcement official stands in front of a lectern as a giant screen in the background shows a map of Los Angeles County at a community meeting. Other officials can be seen sitting nearby.

Commentary

The most meaningful reform LA County can make post-fires is to its sprawling government

Los Angeles County has 88 sub-county governments and more than 140 unincorporated areas. This maze of jurisdictional responsibility makes dealing with pressing regional challenges so much harder.

By Nils Gilman • February 4, 2025

Esther Honda, an eighth-grade teacher at Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School in San Francisco teaches a Social Studies class about abolition on Feb. 23, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters

Commentary

California schools continue to struggle with test scores in reading and math

California’s education system is not only behind most other states but even trails those that Gov. Gavin Newsom and others deem as culturally backward. California schools still have not yet recovered from the educational losses suffered during the pandemic.

By

Dan Walters

• February 4, 2025

A patient waits in line to pick up a prescription at La Clinica in Oakland on Sept. 26, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

Los votantes de California eliminaron un plan para mantener a los niños asegurados y ahora puede ser demasiado tarde para solucionarlo

Los niños pierden regularmente la cobertura de Medi-Cal debido a errores administrativos. El plan de California para mantenerlos inscritos se evaporó cuando los votantes aprobaron la Proposición 35.

By

Kristen Hwang

• February 3, 2025

Health

California voters erased a plan to keep kids insured. It might be too late to fix it

Children regularly lose Medi-Cal coverage because of administrative errors. California's plan to keep them enrolled evaporated when voters passed Proposition 35.

By

Kristen Hwang

• February 3, 2025

A cubicle panel with posters hung on to it including one with the words "Dreamers Welcome!" and hand-drawn images of three people of different ethnicities plus four monarch butterflies.

CalMatters en Español

Aumenta la demanda de servicios legales de inmigración en las universidades de California

Se estima que unos 100,000 estudiantes universitarios indocumentados de California están lidiando con los planes del presidente Trump de deportaciones masivas. Los Dream Centers de muchos campus están interviniendo para brindar orientación.

By

Delilah Brumer

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Mercy Sosa

• February 3, 2025

A close up view of a person wearing a green welding jacket and black helmet.

Commentary

‘Just for a man’: Ex-apprentice explains why she’s one of the few female ironworkers in California

Rocio Campos completed a four-year apprenticeship but still feels she has to prove herself. It shouldn't be so hard for women to get ironwork jobs, she says.

By

Denise Amos

• February 3, 2025