Events

The director of California’s Department of Aging said Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is not only helping inform the state’s evolving Master Plan on Aging but also putting the state’s response to its senior population to its “ultimate stress test.” Kim McCoy Wade made the remarks in a wide-ranging web conversation with CalMatters health care […]

Embarcadero Media papers — Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice and The Almanac — and CalMatters are co-sponsoring a debate on Wednesday, February 5, at the Palo Alto Art Center from 7:30 to 9 p.m.  The debate will be moderated by Palo Alto Weekly editor Jocelyn Dong and have Embarcadero Media reporter Kate Bradshaw and CalMatters political writer […]

Things have to change.
 Wildfires, blackouts, angry residents and a furious governor. Californians are grappling with a new and very dangerous “normal” — where there are more wildfires than before and more uncertainty about how the government, utilities and residents deal with them. For many, life can’t continue as it used to. Some are buying […]

It’s time to fix this thing.
 The lack of affordable housing is a drag on the economy and the reason California has America’s worst poverty rate. It’s driving some workers out of state and some into homelessness. For young professionals, it’s just depressing. In this live version of our Gimme Shelter podcast co-hosts Matt Levin of CalMatters […]

Tony Thurmond, California Superintendent of Public Instruction in Conversation with Ricardo Cano, K–12 Education Reporter, CALMatters

Governor Gavin Newsom has cast himself as a champion for mental health. Join us for a discussion with some of the state’s leading voices on this important issue.

Join us and First Amendment Coalition for a discussion that will explore the policies, the legal battles and the perspectives raised by these recent changes.

Join us on Friday, November 16 for a wide-ranging conversation with the mayors of four of California’s largest cities about our crisis in homelessness and housing.

Event is SOLD-OUT. This CALmatters PolicyMatters panel discussion will explore the state’s ambitious and experimental policies to reduce greenhouse gases. What’s worked? What hasn’t? And will the policies continue under a new governor and legislature? Our panel will feature representatives from industry, environmental advocacy and government, including the author of California’s landmark climate bill, former […]

Join CALmatters at Politifest hosted by Voice of San Diego and University of San Diego on Saturday, October 6 from Noon to 6:30pm at University of San Diego located at 5998 Alcala Park. For more information, click here and to RSVP, click here.