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At center, Monica Madrid, and other members of the community show their support at a candlelight vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Sacramento on April 5, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

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California’s gun restrictions are a failure

California has the nation's most restrictive gun laws but they have failed to stem the increase in gun ownership, the availability of illegal guns by criminals or gun violence.

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• 4월 6, 2022

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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California labor law: how to sue employers

A law that Gray Davis signed in 2003, five days after voters decided to oust him from the governorship, is the the subject of new political and legal conflicts.

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• 4월 5, 2022

The California Aqueduct, a central component of the California State Water Project. Photo via iStock

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California water war peace treaty? Not quite

Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California's decades-long conflict over water allocation but it's a partial deal at best

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• 4월 4, 2022

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Is state biting off more than it can chew?

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom rolls out numerous new programs and expands existing ones, is the state biting off more than it can chew?

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• 4월 3, 2022

California legislators applaud Gov. Gavin Newsom as he delivers his first State of the State speech. Photo by Andrew Nixon, Capital Public Radio

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‘Job killer’ list tests Capitol’s ideological bent

Each year, the California Chamber of Commerce issues a list of "job killers" - bills the business community dislikes the most - and their fate is a guide to the Legislature's ideological orientation.

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• 3월 30, 2022

Big Lots! went big on help wanted sign as signs around the region are getting the cold shoulder from workers reluctant to resume service-industry jobs in Moreno Valley on July 5, 2021. Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG

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Newsom’s upbeat job picture vs. reality

Gov. Gavin Newsom portrays California's latest job numbers as proof of a vigorous economic recovery, but as usual the facts tell a more nuanced story.

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• 3월 29, 2022

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Politicians eager to send Californians cash for gas

California politicians are falling all over themselves to send cash to car owners and/or taxpayers to offset a sharp increase in gasoline prices but it might take months for a final plan to be adopted.

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• 3월 28, 2022

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Hidden tax breaks escape scrutiny

"Tax expenditures" are a backdoor way for the state to spend money via targeted tax breaks, but they don't get the same scrutiny as other forms of spending.

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• 3월 27, 2022

A seven-member group of lawmakers, academics and judges is charged with recommending ways to revise California’s penal code. Image via iStock

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How California court system wasted millions

California's judicial hierarchy wasted millions of dollars on an inoperable data system and on a futile public records case.

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• 3월 23, 2022

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Finally, progress on vital Sites Reservoir project

The likelihood of a $2.2 billion federal loan increases the possibility that the Sites Reservoir, a vital step in protecting California's water supply, will be constructed.

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• 3월 22, 2022