California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic studies teachers. But do educators need a special credential to teach ethnic studies? Some ethnic studies advocates say allowing any social science teacher to instruct the subject will lead to watered down and ineffective courses, while school districts argue that flexibility is important if they’re going to fill the roles.
The governor eliminated $40 million for restoring floodplains, halting projects that help protect vulnerable, disadvantaged communities like Stockton. San Joaquin Valley legislators are pushing back.
The benefits of a long-sought and controversial project to replumb the Delta and send more water south are speculative at best, argue elected leaders from Yolo and Sacramento counties.
From CalMatters’ new reporter covering homelessness, Marisa Kendall: Despite growing frustration over California’s massive homeless encampments, Republicans didn’t get very far Tuesday in their attempt to crack down on camping in certain public spaces. Senate Bill 31, introduced by Senate GOP leader Brian Jones of San Diego, would ban people from sitting, lying or sleeping […]
Gov. Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil industry says it will closely watch the regulations.
Some community clinics in California are concerned that undermanned local agencies which administer Medi-Cal are unprepared for major changes in eligibility and access, prompting fears about coverage disruptions and patients losing their benefits.
EN RESUMEN El gobernador Newsom firmó una ley de penalización por ganancias de empresas petroleras que se supone que mantendrá bajo control los precios de la gasolina en California. La industria petrolera dice que observará de cerca las regulaciones. Read this article in English. Durante seis meses, el gobernador Gavin Newsom libró una batalla muy […]
From CalMatters’ politics reporter Alexei Koseff: The California Assembly handed Gov. Gavin Newsom a long-awaited win on Monday, approving his revised proposal to punish alleged price gouging by oil companies and sending the measure to his desk for a signature, nearly six months after he first called on state lawmakers to take action on record […]
EN RESUMEN Un programa para ayudar a los residentes de parques de casas móviles se renovó mucho el año pasado porque nadie lo estaba usando. ¿Podrá dar resultados el hecho de triplicar el fondo para préstamos y simplificar el proceso de solicitud? Read this article in English. Los residentes de casas móviles en California enfrentan […]
The infrastructure problems facing California have been exposed this month as Silicon Valley's economy, the state's transit future and the Central Valley's floodplains faced various threats. The speed at which the state and others responded has been revealing.