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Supporters of United Farmworkers of America march to the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 26, 2022, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 2183. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

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California farmworkers just gained the right to vote for unions by mail, but for how long?

by Nicole Foy March 6, 2023March 5, 2023

Community activist Morris Griffin speaks during a meeting with the state Reparations Task Force at the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

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‘Coming for our check’: State task force wants strong new agency to handle reparations

by Wendy Fry March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Martha Herrera, a nanny, house cleaner and member of a state advisory committee that issued a set of first-in-the-nation workplace safety guidelines for domestic workers this year, in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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Worker safety laws don’t protect these California workers. A new bill would change that

by Jeanne Kuang March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

The I-980 freeway in Oakland on Feb. 24, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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Undoing the past: Lawmakers seek to mend California neighborhoods sliced by highways

by Wendy Fry February 28, 2023February 27, 2023

A homeless encampment near the Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose in Jan. 2022. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

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Silicon Valley’s vast wealth disparity deepens as poverty increased

by Alejandro Lazo February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

A field of orchards flooded after a series of storms near the town of Planada on Jan. 17, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say

by Nicole Foy February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

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More than 12,000 Californians are getting cash from guaranteed income experiments

by Jeanne Kuang February 14, 2023May 2, 2023

Claudia Gutierrez is a mother of six kids and a recipient of the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Program in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2023. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

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With a guaranteed income, you can buy precious time with your family, say California parents

by Jeanne Kuang February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

In this April 18, 2020, file photo, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank volunteers pack food into bags to be delivered to people in San Francisco. Food banks and anti-hunger advocates are bracing for the end of a pandemic-era boost in food assistance that the federal government has been providing for nearly three years. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

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‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike

by Jeanne Kuang February 9, 2023February 8, 2023

Caitlyn O’Connell at her apartment in Venice on Feb. 7, 2023. O’Connell and her husband started looking for a home in 2021 but gave up shortly after because prices were too high. They both work from home in their two bedroom apartment and want to start a family soon, so they hope to find a home with more space. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

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Mortgage costs lock out California home buyers

by Alejandro Lazo February 9, 2023May 2, 2023