División de California

Five people dressed in yellow and green fire gear stand besides two trucks at a mall.

Alojamiento

Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?

Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy to head off wildfire-related damages. But Cal Fire says they can sometimes pose a safety risk.

Por

Felicia Mello

• enero 17, 2025

Trabajadores agrícolas trabajan en un campo en las afueras de Bakersfield en el condado de Kern el 25 de julio de 2023. Foto de Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Economía

A surprising immigration raid in Kern County foreshadows what awaits farmworkers and businesses

"If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation," says one local economist.

Por

Sergio Olmos

• enero 10, 2025

People in sweaters and warm clothing walk with picket signs on signs outside an Amazon warehouse in front of an Amazon van parked. The signs the people are holding say, “ Amazon is Unfair.”

Economía

Businesses sue state over new workplace law

The law allows workers to not attend anti-union meetings hosted by their employers.

Por

Juana Kuang

• enero 6, 2025

El Banco de Alimentos de Contra Costa y los voluntarios y el personal de Solano cargan alimentos en automóviles en Vallejo el 7 de junio de 2023. Foto de Shelby Knowles para CalMatters

División de California

Pandemic social safety net programs expire: 2024 California income inequality year in review

While pandemic-era safety net programs ended, 2024 saw an increase in guaranteed income pilot programs.

Por

freír wendy

• diciembre 31, 2024

New housing construction in a neighborhood on the outskirts of west Fresno on June 15, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Alojamiento

Legal battles and funding woes: California housing 2024 year in review

California officials continued to fight with cities that don't want to build more housing and everyone struggled to find more money to pay for new housing.

Por

Felicia Mello

• diciembre 27, 2024

María Vela arma una caja de cartón mientras su familia se prepara para mudarse de su hogar de casi 30 años en el este de Los Ángeles el 17 de diciembre de 2023. Foto de Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

Alojamiento

New law could help tenants facing eviction stay in their homes

Voters said no to expanded rent control, but tenants facing evictions will have more time to fight to keep their homes under a new California law.

Por

Felicia Mello

• diciembre 23, 2024

Two workers in yellow and orange safety vests stand on an underground subway platform. One worker speaks to two people on a train, as the doors remain open. Another person walks by and observes the conversation. The train remains stopped at the station.

División de California

This foundation tries to get young Californians into transportation jobs

The California Transportation Foundation hosts events designed to foster interest and inspire younger Californians to enter the industry.

Por

Zayna Syed

• diciembre 23, 2024

A truck drives over a bridge and down a wet road. The rear of the truck is visible and the brake lights are engaged. The setting is a small, rural, town. The weather is drizzly, foggy and grey.

Economía

How far Northern California counties are creating more jobs for young people

California’s northernmost seven counties have made a concerted effort to combat poverty and outmigration in their communities.

Por

Fiona Kelliher

• diciembre 20, 2024

A person wearing blue gloves working on the back tire of a bicycle that is being held up in the center of a workshop. The workshop has buckets on the ground and tables with different tools around the edges, and bike racks with bicycles in the background.

Economía

This nonprofit helps Californians get back on their feet with bikes

Community Cycles of California gives “justice involved” individuals employment training through a state grant.

Por

Zayna Syed

• diciembre 20, 2024

Primer plano de varias manos trabajando en un rompecabezas colorido sobre una alfombra con estampados llamativos. Una mano, con uñas prolijas, alcanza una pieza del rompecabezas, mientras otra figura, parcialmente visible, observa o ayuda. La alfombra presenta secciones de colores vibrantes rojo, azul, verde y amarillo con texto y diseños impresos. La atmósfera sugiere un juego o aprendizaje colaborativo.

División de California

Inland Empire child care workers do vital job but rarely earn good wages

Child care's expense is linked to a lack of supply, which is linked to a lack of workers, which is linked to low pay and poor benefits in the industry, panelists said.

Por

Deborah Brennan

• diciembre 18, 2024

División de California

Cubriendo la desigualdad de ingresos en todo el estado