8월 2020

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Unmasked: Tempers flare and patience frays as California lawmakers hit viral end of session

For anyone who has spent the last five months working from home, these teleconference call mishaps ought to sound familiar:  Your lunch delivery arrives smack in the middle of a presentation, or your dog won’t stop yapping.  An exasperated colleague drops a muted but unmistakable F-bomb.  A co-worker mocks a colleague’s comments to his “hon” […]

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 8월 31, 2020

주택

Analysis: How renters, landlords and banks fared in the eviction compromise

A compromise to prevent feared eviction tsunami passes Legislature with little time to spare.

에 의해 맷 레빈 • 8월 31, 2020

중요한 것은 무엇인가

Last chance to avoid evicting renters

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, August 31. Legislative session ends today The fate of hundreds of thousands of California renters teetering on the brink of eviction — and of the landlords who depend on their rent payments — hangs in the balance of a cliffhanger vote lawmakers will take today. Their vote on a controversial […]

에 의해 Emily Hoeven • 8월 31, 2020

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The final say: Gov. Newsom has decided which of these 2020 bills will be California law

In a year when the coronavirus pandemic upended every aspect of normal life, the impact in the California Capitol was also dramatic. Lawmakers took an unprecedented two-month pause in the spring, when Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order for people to stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. They returned to the […]

에 의해 CalMatters Staff • 8월 31, 2020

논평

It’s time to reopen health clubs and gyms

When it comes to concerns about COVID-19 in health clubs, initial research suggests these are far outweighed by the benefits of physical activity.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 31, 2020

논평

Add nuclear waste to list of social injustices

Report: Black, Indigenous and people of color are especially vulnerable to harm from the handling and storage of radioactive waste.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 31, 2020

Reader Reactions

Trophy hunting produces little revenue for African countries

You don’t save endangered species by killing them, and African communities see little benefit from hunting.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 31, 2020

댄 월터스

Do crises help or hurt tax hikes?

In the midst of a pandemic, a recession and myriad other crises, California voters will decide the fate of tax increase measures that would raise billions of dollars if passed.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 31, 2020

환경

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

Too much opposition, too little time to address disputes over $3 billion in fees on utility customers for fire and climate change projects.

에 의해 줄리 카트 • 8월 30, 2020

댄 월터스

We have a power supply problem

The blackouts that hit California this month are a warning that the state has a serious electrical power shortage.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 30, 2020