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加州分水岭

College students, seniors and immigrants miss out on food stamps. Here’s why.

A college student in Fresno who struggles with hunger has applied for food stamps three times. Another student, who is homeless in Sacramento, has applied twice. Each time, they were denied. A 61-year-old in-home caretaker in Oakland was cut off from food stamps last year when her paperwork got lost. Out of work, she can’t […]

经过 杰基·博茨 和 费利西亚梅洛 • 11 月 6, 2019

住房

Watch: A homelessness and housing town hall

California’s affordable housing shortage has become a full-blown crisis and the numbers are staggering. Meanwhile, the state’s growing homeless population is straining public health systems. CalMatters, The Milken Institute and The Los Angeles Times have teamed up to organize a town hall that examines the many factors leading to explosive rates of homelessness, and the […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 11 月 5, 2019

重要的事情

Gavin Newsom and PG&E + Trump and carmakers + Katie Hill’s goodbye

Anger toward PG&E runs deep. Can microgrids help solve state's power woes? Trump administration pressured carmakers to take his side in emissions fight.

经过 Dan Morain • 11 月 1, 2019

住房

Ahead of renter protection law, reports of an eviction rush

In the months until a new renter law takes effect, tenant rights groups are scrambling to combat what they say is a wave of landlords exploit a temporary loophole. Could it have been avoided?

经过 马特·莱文 • 10 月 24, 2019

无家可归

Pilot project: Housing homeless people cuts state’s health care burden

A California pilot program aims to provide housing for vulnerable homeless people and saves taxpayer money. A RAND analysis found that for every dollar Los Angeles County invested in the program, it saved $1.20 in reduced health care and social service costs.

经过 Matt Tinoco, KPCC • 10 月 22, 2019

重要的事情

Bad teeth, college costs, voters’ dim view of homelessness, and presidential campaign money

Dental program for low-income Californians beset with problems. Tracking college-affordability bills. Newsom expands the right to sue.

经过 Dan Morain • 10 月 18, 2019

重要的事情

Newsom vents on blackouts as PG&E begins restoring power, Becerra’s privacy rules, and an idea for homeless courts

Politicians pile on PG&E over power shutdown. Race is on to implement privacy rules. Homeless courts proposal may be headed to ballot.

经过 Dan Morain 和 本·克里斯托弗 • 10 月 11, 2019

时事通讯

L.A.’s homeless population, voters to decide big school bond, and preventing HIV

Mental illness, substance abuse common among L.A. homeless. Voters to decide big school bond. Income inequality grows in California.

经过 Dan Morain 和 Ricardo Cano • 10 月 8, 2019

重要的事情

A look at who’s homeless and why, family-planning funding in the time of Trump, and Tom Steyer takes his shot

Homelessness hits African-Americans hard. Christian group receives federal funds to preach abstinence. Tom Steyer takes shot at White House.

经过 Dan Morain • 10 月 7, 2019

加州分水岭

Black people disproportionately homeless in California

Just a few years ago, Yolanda Harraway was living in a tent on the streets of Chinatown in Salinas, an agricultural hub struggling with a growing homeless community. Harraway’s slide into homelessness began when her son was taken from her custody by Child Protective Services. She struggled with addiction and had several felonies on her […]

经过 Kate Cimini • 10 月 5, 2019