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A homeowner is ready to leave California after selling his single-family house in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 5, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photoa

Thinking of buying a house? Here’s one millennial’s experience

by Manuela Tobias December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

In the new episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon catch up with former podcast co-host Matt Levin on the homebuying process and review the zaniest California housing stories of 2021.

William Brown, right, and Josh Lowe with his dog near the encampment where they both were staying before it was cleared by Caltrans in San Clemente. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

Will California’s plan for clearing homeless camps work?

by Manuela Tobias November 16, 2021December 15, 2021

Rafael Suarez tries to restart the generator during a hot day in Los Angeles, on July 9, 2021. As part of their plans to reduce homelessness, Republican recall candidates are calling for a clean-up of the state. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Is homelessness Newsom’s weak point in recall? Republicans are counting on it

by Manuela Tobias July 15, 2021July 16, 2021

An encampment along East 12th Street and Lake Merritt Boulevard in Oakland on Sept. 15, 2020. Gov. Newsom just announced a $12 billion package expanding on pandemic emergency responses to help end homelessness. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Can Newsom build on pandemic lessons to end homelessness?

by Manuela Tobias May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Darryl McKellar has been teaching for 20 years. “I’m like Batman,” he says. “I use every trick in my utility belt to get a kid to buy into education.” Photo by Vanessa Rancano, KQED News

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Why California needs more male teachers of color

by Vanessa Rancano, KQED December 26, 2019December 26, 2019

Eden Asfaha, an asylee from Eritrea, works the cashier at a Holiday Inn restaurant in San Jose. Asfaha is finishing training to be licensed as a phlebotomy technician. Photo by Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED.

‘Brain Waste’: Highly skilled immigrants struggle to fill workforce gaps

by Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

Sacramento State students voting 2019 election

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Goats, popcorn, politics: Youth vote mobilizes for 2020 election

by Felicia Mello December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

California Dream

Large Chaldean Iraqi population thrives in San Diego suburb

by Claire Trageser, KPBS December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

Dr. Moazzum Bajwa examines Cesilia Jimenez’s neck during a recent appointment at the Moreno Valley Community Health Center. Jimenez had a cancerous tumor removed from her neck several years ago after Bajwa discovered it when he was a resident doctor in training. He’s still her doctor and is now an attending physician and is curriculum director of the residency program. Photo by Elizabeth Aguilera for CalMatters

Med school free rides and loan repayments — California tries to boost its dwindling doctor supply

by Elizabeth Aguilera November 26, 2019January 21, 2020

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Changing lives — and credit history — one micro-loan at a time

by Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED November 22, 2019November 22, 2019