3 月 2023

学院节拍

California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?

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.

经过 Megan Tagami • 3 月 29, 2023

水

As floods endanger the San Joaquin Valley, Newsom cuts funding for floodplains

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.

经过 阿拉斯泰尔·布兰德 • 3 月 29, 2023

评论

Delta tunnel project won’t provide reliable water supply California needs

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.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 29, 2023

重要的事情

Democrats stall crackdown on California homeless encampments

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 […]

经过 林恩·拉 • 3 月 29, 2023

政治

Newsom signs watered-down oil profit penalty into law

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.

经过 阿列克谢·科塞夫 • 3 月 28, 2023

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Looming Medi-Cal changes could swamp local agencies and disrupt coverage

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.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 28, 2023

CalMatters 西班牙语版

Newsom firma una ley más leve de penalización por ganancias de empresas petroleras

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 […]

经过 阿列克谢·科塞夫 • 3 月 28, 2023

重要的事情

California lawmakers OK Newsom plan that could someday cap oil industry profits

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 […]

经过 林恩·拉 • 3 月 28, 2023

CalMatters 西班牙语版

Un programa para reparar parques de casas móviles en California solo aprobó 1 solicitud en 10 años. ¿Funcionará una renovación?

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 […]

经过 曼努埃拉·托比亚斯 • 3 月 27, 2023

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California floods, bank collapse expose infrastructure woes and whose safety we value

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.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 27, 2023