In November, California voters will weigh in on Proposition 35, an initiative to make a tax on health plans permanent and boost Medi-Cal. A Sacramento mother worries the proposal's spending plan will cast her family aside.
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 5, which appears on the November ballot. A local mayor says a lower threshold for approving bond measures will make it easier for governments to build housing and improve infrastructure.
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 5, which appears on the November ballot. A taxpayer watchdog fears property taxes will keep increasing if it becomes easier for local governments to borrow money.
California faces twin crises of homelessness and affordability, yet state leaders approved budget cuts and killed a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond. You can't solve the housing crisis on the cheap.
California's early history was chocked full of voting barriers, a legacy that persists today. A bill aiming to update the state's motor voter system could help register more eligible voters.
Silicon Valley's mega-platforms have been getting away with unprecedented control and profit-taking, clearly aiming to control news reporting itself. Two California bills would rightly check their power.
Silicon Valley companies say a bill that would establish safety requirements for AI development will tamp innovation and chase companies outside of California. Their fearmongering could not be more wrong.
The billions of dollars being spent on hydrogen technologies in California must be used in a way that reduces emissions and doesn't harm vulnerable communities. Unfortunately, that's not happening.
Newsom's executive order to enforce sweeps of homeless encampments only harms unhoused people further. Clearing encampments cause people to lose their belongings, connections to family and friends, and dignity — it is not the answer to the homelessness crisis.