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Several people stand in front of a wall labeled “Resources,” browsing pamphlets about health and community services displayed in clear holders at a public information center.

Mental Health

Everything you need to know about how to use California’s new mental health court

Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.

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玛丽莎肯德尔

• 12 月 18, 2025

A yellow and red warning sign about sewage and chemical contamination is posted along the shore of a beach. A pier can be seen in the background as the sun begins to set.

CalMatters 西班牙语版

Estados Unidos se ha comprometido a limpiar la contaminación del río Tijuana. ¿California cumplirá?

Los líderes de San Diego piden a California que tome medidas más enérgicas para abordar la actual crisis ambiental causada por las aguas residuales y la contaminación industrial que fluyen del río Tijuana.

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黛博拉·布伦南

• 12 月 18, 2025

Silhouette of a person standing at a railing looking out into a bay with boats and the skyline of buildings in the background. The run is shining down, reflecting in the bay and creating shadows on the person and ships around the frame.

无家可归

Why Newsom’s CARE Court has struggled to help homeless Californians most in need

CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks.

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玛丽莎肯德尔

• 12 月 18, 2025

Oil pumps around the Elk Hills Power Station along Elk Hills Road on March 29, 2024. The Elk Hills oil field is the site of the new carbon capture project that captures carbon emissions from oil and gas facilities and then injects them underground. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

CalPERS’ $60 billion investment in ‘climate solutions’ lacks environmental standards, transparency

CalPERS won't say what climate companies it invests in. The pension also holds positions in fossil fuel, airlines, plastics manufacturing and technology.

By Allie Lindstrom and Jakob Evans • 12 月 18, 2025

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Mental Health

How does Newsom’s new mental health court work? Here’s what real people involved say

Gov. Gavin Newsom's CARE Court changed the way California treats people with severe mental illness. We spoke with dozens of participants to learn how it's working.

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玛丽莎肯德尔

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乔斯琳·维纳

• 12 月 18, 2025

Newsom’s $18 billion budget gap has roots in pandemic aid ending

During the pandemic, federal money flooded into state and local coffers. Once that funding ended, government spending didn't adjust downward.

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丹·沃尔特斯

• 12 月 18, 2025

A person stands in front of a table with photos, buttons lights, and other items related to victims of drunk drivers. Other people stand by holding large photos of the victims.

Investigation

How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California

A diversion program created by the Legislature in 2020 has allowed some people charged with vehicular manslaughter to keep the case off of their driving record.

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Robert Lewis

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劳伦·赫普勒

• 12 月 17, 2025

Latino workers in various form of work collage with scenes of California, the state flag, and a general healthy community feeling

Sponsored

Immigration and Healthy Communities

California is a state of immigrants. Research shows how current state and federal policies are affecting immigrant communities and California as a whole.

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Sponsor

• 12 月 17, 2025

Plastic waste in a recycling bin at a home in Sacramento on June 30, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

As oil and gas companies pivot to plastic, California neighborhoods become sacrifice zones again

As oil and gas companies pivot to plastic, certain California neighborhoods become unhealthy sacrifice zones again.

By Veronica Herrera and Daniel Coffee • 12 月 17, 2025

A collage-style illustration, in blue and yellow tones, that shows a gray statue statue of lady justice holding scales with a large yellow sticker on it that says "sale!"

Investigation

The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California

Flat-fee contracts have been banned in other parts of the country. But, as the story of one law firm shows, they have flourished in the Golden State.

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Anat Rubin

• 12 月 17, 2025