A homeless man sleeps on 7th Street between J & K streets in Sacramento at 1:40 p.m. on March 18, 2019. (Photo by Dan Morain)

In summary

California gets more grim homelessness news. Casinos fight to keep tax break. Higher education is no longer the bargain it once was.

Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.