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Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner, speaks during a press conference with Los Angeles labor leaders and advocates in Commerce on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

How will California respond to the home insurance market meltdown?

California politicians face two pressing crises this year: a massive state budget deficit and the decline of the homeowner insurance market.

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• 1 月 3, 2024

The state Capitol in Sacrament on July 6, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

It’s a new year, but California will continue to struggle with existential issues in 2024

As California enters a new year, its most striking public policy issues remain unresolved, and an immense budget deficit will make dealing with them more difficult.

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• 1 月 2, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom, with his family by his side, is sworn in for a second term as governor by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero at the Plaza de California in Sacramento on Jan. 6, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Could Gavin Newsom actually mount a successful presidential campaign?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bid for national political standing, but could he actually mount a successful campaign for the White House?

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• 12 月 24, 2023

Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas on Aug. 9, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters

California’s push for labor laws can have negative consequences for workers

California legislators have been actively themselves into workplace issues such as wages and working conditions. But their actions have potentially negative side effects, as a new study showed.

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• 12 月 20, 2023

Students at a classroom at St. HOPE’s Public School 7 Elementary in Sacramento on May 11, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

How California’s school ‘dashboard’ obscures poor academic performance

California publishes a "dashboard" that grades schools on a variety of factors, but it can obscure the continuing failure of the state's K-12 system to help students meet key academic standards.

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• 12 月 19, 2023

California’s water wars see some breakthroughs but more clashes loom

After years of jousting among California's many water interests, there have been a few major breakthroughs recently. But other battles, such as validity of long-standing water rights, remain unsettled.

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• 12 月 18, 2023

A view of San Francisco on July 12, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters

California plays whack-a-mole with cities resistant to building much-needed housing

The ongoing conflict between state officials in California and local governments over housing resembles a game of Whac-A-Mole.

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• 12 月 17, 2023

Progressives frustrated by failure to enact their agenda in deep blue California

Although Democrats dominate California's politics, left-leaning organizations feel frustrated in their efforts to remake the state.

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• 12 月 13, 2023

A security guard attempts to seize a Palestinian flag from protesters calling for a ceasefire of Israeli bombing in Gaza at the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento on Nov. 18, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

How the Israel-Hamas war is dividing California’s Democrats and academics

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is having a divisive impact on Democratic politics and in academia and California is a forum for the debates.

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• 12 月 12, 2023

2022 年 7 月 6 日，萨克拉门托的州议会大厦。照片由 Rahul Lal、CalMatters 拍摄

Politicians refused to fix California’s boom-and-bust tax system. They now face a $68 billion deficit

California politicians have steadfastly refused to deal with the volatile revenues that plague the state budget. They now face a whopping $68 billion deficit.

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• 12 月 11, 2023