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Newsom’s State of the State address looked like a presidential campaign launch

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's very belated State of the State address sounded like a 2028 presidential campaign kickoff.

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• 6월 26, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his 2024-25 January budget proposal at the Secretary of State Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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California’s self-inflicted fiscal crisis produces a budget full of gimmicks and favors

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have struck a deal to close a budget deficit, but it was ultimately a self-inflicted crisis, and the budget remains unbalanced when the gimmicks and reserves are taken out.

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• 6월 25, 2024

Attorney Margaret R. Prinzing, representing representing the California Governor and Legislature, standing, speaks at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The California Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether to remove a measure from the November ballot that would make it harder for state and local governments to raise taxes. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

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California Democrats score big win as Supreme Court blocks anti-tax ballot measure

The California Supreme Court blocked a pending ballot measure that would have made it more difficult to raise taxes, adding another chapter the state's history of writing laws through the ballot.

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• 6월 20, 2024

The state Capitol in Sacramento on July 6, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

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California’s budget process has once again become secretive and needs reform

California's budget process was reformed 50 years ago to make it more transparent. After several changes since 2010, it's devolved into secrecy and again needs reform.

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• 6월 20, 2024

A busy dining room at Ristorante Allegria in downtown Napa on May 22, 2020 as restaurants were permitted to reopen for indoor dining. Today, Gov. Newsom announced the closure of all indoor dining, bars and movie theaters state-wide. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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California lawmakers fast-track restaurant exemption to hidden fees law

Legislation requiring businesses to include add-on fees when quoting prices to customers goes into effect on July 1 but the Legislature is fast-tracking an exemption for restaurants.

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• 6월 19, 2024

Anglers try their luck from a pier at the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Rio Vista on May 29, 2024. The Delta is a fishing hotspot for numerous species of gamefish. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters

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In rain, snow and drought, California’s fights over water rights, supplies persist

California’s water rights remain a major bone of legal and political contention as the larger struggle over water allocation continues.

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• 6월 18, 2024

Storage containers surround the perimeter of People's Park in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday, June 6, 2024. A California Supreme Court ruling will allow student housing at University of California to be built at Berkeley's historic People's Park. Photo by Brontë Wittpenn, AP Photo

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Supreme Court could weaken California environmental law used in local housing conflicts

A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.

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• 6월 14, 2024

Assembly Republicans convene during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on July 13, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

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California’s budget charade reflects a 15-year-long conflict over the process

The June 15 constitutional deadline for California lawmakers to pass the budget may seem like a critical date, but 15 years after a series of changes, the process has become a bit of a charade.

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• 6월 13, 2024

A security guard stands outside the heavily boarded Shreve & Co. jewelry store in San Francisco on Dec. 2, 2021. Photo by Eric Risberg, AP Photo

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As Californians’ stance on crime hardens, Republicans try to regain relevance

Powerless Republican legislators have shown signs of life in California politics by focusing attention on crime as public attitudes change.

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• 6월 12, 2024

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California restaurants now want an exemption from the state’s new hidden fees law

A new law requires restaurants and other consumer businesses to fully declare their prices up front rather than adding extra fees to their final bills. New legislation – from the same author – would now exempt restaurants from that law.

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• 6월 11, 2024