2016

经济

State’s generous public pension promise: Will courts offer a way out?

A case before the state Supreme Court could clear the way for reductions in public retiree benefits, which have become hugely expensive. But the outcome is “hard to predict.”

经过 CalMatters Staff • 10 月 20, 2016

健康

Vaping on the verge: With Prop. 56, California could start taxing e-cigs like tobacco

“Unicorn” opens his mod device and lets a few drops of clear juice fall. His vaporizer replenished, he deeply inhales and slowly exhales—an enormous amount of smoke billowing out of his nose and mouth. But it’s not actually smoke: the smell isn’t foul, it’s sweet. “The nicotine mellows me out without any of the negative […]

经过 Samantha Young • 10 月 20, 2016

环境

Pity the plastic bag: Will Californians seal its fate with a ban?

Oh, to be a plastic bag. Helpful, ubiquitous and ever useful. Carefree, wafting on the wind, and alive for a thousand years. On the other hand, you are cheap and trashy. Discarded, your presence mars beautiful landscapes. You and your trillions of clones clog sewers, accumulate in the worlds’ oceans, and entangle and choke wildlife […]

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 10 月 19, 2016

经济

INSIGHT WITH BETH RUYAK | California’s Pension Crisis: What Can We Learn From Illinois?

Capital Public Radio continues its series with the LA Times and CALmatters on our state’s pension crisis but this time, comparing it to the dire state of affairs in Illinois.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 10 月 13, 2016

选举

Registration surges but GOP’s share shrinks—1 in 3 new voters is Latino

Sure, this presidential campaign has been nasty, divisive and frequently in need of parental control settings. But for how hard it’s been to stomach at times, this election season may be producing a civic upside: Californians are registering to vote at rates not seen in 20 years. The state’s voter rolls are surging. Nearly three-quarters […]

经过 马特·莱文 • 10 月 12, 2016

气候变化

Trio of corporate interests spend big, urging Californians to just vote no

In California’s Democrat-dominated statehouse, big business usually plays defense. Liberal groups—like labor unions and environmentalists—typically push for new bills, while corporate interests work to kill them. Legislators feel that push and pull. A similar dynamic is now at play on California’s ballot, where major industries are spending big bucks to defeat policies backed by progressives. […]

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 10 月 12, 2016

经济

When It Comes To Pensions, Illinois Is California’s Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come

As California’s public-employee pension crisis grows—with taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars, and no clear plan for how to pay—other states are facing similar problems, and have lessons to teach.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 10 月 10, 2016

经济

How a governor’s bid to exert control over California public pensions backfired

Gov. Pete Wilson tried to wrest key powers from the CalPERS board. A labor-led counterattack left the board more independent than ever.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 10 月 7, 2016

经济

A CalPERS primer: The rules on public pensions in California — and who makes them

What is CalPERS? | Where does the money come from? | How much do employees contribute toward their pensions?

经过 CalMatters Staff • 10 月 7, 2016

环境

The Electric Highway: Why California is sputtering along

The state’s electric-car adventure got off to a shaky start. Here's the problem.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 10 月 6, 2016