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Will Hollman with his son outside of his home in the San Fernando Valley. "I love my kids and it is my duty to be a parent," Hollman said. "I'm fighting a lot of battles." Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

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Unpaid utility bills? California will pay off $2 billion to avoid shutoffs

by Jackie Botts July 19, 2021September 9, 2021

Three key takeaways for California small business owners

by Zayna Syed July 14, 2021July 13, 2021

Should homeowners pay for climate change?

by Miranda Green June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Marco Villanueva preps meals for low-income seniors as part of his program with Hospitality Training Academy at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 14, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Will California investment in new job training programs pay off?

by Sameea Kamal June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Pedestrians with suitcases walk through union square in San Francisco on June 14, 2021. The intersection of Geary and Powell Streets would have been busy with traffic, street cars and throngs of foot traffic before the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Will travel and tourism return with California reopening?

by Miranda Green June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Illustration shows Gov. Gavin Newsom before a Jeopardy board titled "Spend the Surplus." It's a nice problem to have: California's multi-billion dollar budget surplus. How would you spend it? Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Spend the surplus: This game puts you in charge of California’s budget

by John Osborn D'Agostino June 3, 2021August 24, 2021

Restaurant patrons sit in a parklet along Valencia Street in San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Since last July, Valencia Street has been shut down to traffic on the weekend to allow for additional outdoor activity. San Francisco is one of several cities across California that is considering expanding the outdoor dining program started during the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California extends outdoor dining, to-go drinks through Dec. 31

by Miranda Green June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Environmental groups, labor advocates and drivers are calling for California regulators to ensure that the companies, not the drivers, cover the costs of Lyft and Uber operators switching to electric cars. Photo by Gene J. Puskar, AP Photo

California approves electric car mandate for Uber and Lyft

by Rachel Becker May 19, 2021May 20, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference at The Unity Council in Oakland to announce a budget surplus in addition to new stimulus checks, tax rebates and additional rent relief for Californians on May 10, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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Newsom proposes expanding Golden State stimulus to middle class

by Jackie Botts May 10, 2021May 11, 2021

Rodolfo Reyes, receives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine during the first distribution clinic intended for farmworkers in Monterey County on Feb. 25, 2021. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

How growers had to sidestep county and state programs to vaccinate farmworkers

by Caitlin Antonios May 5, 2021September 28, 2021