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Journalists shed light on thorny California issues

There's a wealth of high-quality journalism about California issues if voters are willing to shun propagandistic outlets in favor of professional reporting and analysis.

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• 5 月 8, 2022

Gavin Newsom’s first term: Reality bites

Gavin Newsom said he wanted to accomplish "big hairy, audacious goals" while running for governor in 2018. But reality interceded.

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• 5 月 4, 2022

How will California handle a huge budget surplus?

California's treasury is awash in cash and the Capitol's dominant Democrats now must decide how to handle the cornucopia.

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• 5 月 3, 2022

Peace treaty ends long war over medical malpractice

After decades of political war over damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, the contending factions have negotiated a peace treaty.

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• 5 月 2, 2022

Sacramento is a microcosm of California’s homeless crisis

The experience of Sacramento encapsulates California's homelessness crisis and the difficulty of dealing with it.

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• 5 月 1, 2022

California is looking to recruit thousands of additional healthcare workers in en effort to meet growing demands of the COVID-19 pandemic

Health care report: More questions than answers

Gov. Gavin Newsom's commission on remaking California's health care system just provided options rather than a clear pathway to change.

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• 4 月 27, 2022

Students wears masks while working inside a 4th grade class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School in Lynwood on Jan. 12, 2022. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Declining enrollment clobbers California’s schools

Declining enrollment in California's public schools pose a financial dilemma for local school systems and political issue for the governor and the Legislature.

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• 4 月 26, 2022

Marion Joseph was right about teaching phonics

While Marion Joseph, a fierce advocate for phonics in reading instruction, has died, one California school district's experience validates her position.

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• 4 月 25, 2022

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Californians don’t get much bang for billions of bucks

Two new reports indicate that California taxpayers are not getting much bang for the billions of bucks they spend on public services.

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• 4 月 24, 2022

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a protest demanding the state make meaningful investments in crime prevention and healing in response to the pandemic-fueled rise in violence plaguing communities on the steps of the California State Capitol, February 23, 2022. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

As COVID-19 recedes, Californians have new worries

A new poll found that Californians' worries about COVID-19 have receded, but their attention has shifted to some old issues and two new ones, crime and gas prices.

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• 4 月 20, 2022