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Category: Multimedia

Posted inExplainers

California’s unemployment crisis, explained

Lauren Hepler by Lauren Hepler February 24, 2021

Thousands of out-of-work Californians are struggling through the most severe job crisis on record as the state tries to account for up to $31 billion in benefits lost to fraud. Here’s what went wrong — and what might come next.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Sacramento. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inPolitics

Who is Xavier Becerra? What his California record reveals about Biden’s top health pick

Avatar by Ben Christopher February 22, 2021
Dee Dee Myers speaks during a women's forum at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas on May 14, 2018. Myers, a former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, became a senior adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom in December and director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Photo by John Locher, AP Photo
Posted inCalifornia State of Mind

Podcast: Dee Dee Myers on California’s economic recovery and small businesses

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff February 19, 2021
Special education instructor Liz Duffield in her pre-k and kindergarten classroom on the Lu Sutton Elementary school campus in Novato on Oct. 27, 2020. Duffield currently has seven students, one of whom is still doing distance learning. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia State of Mind

Podcast: California sees a major drop in student enrollment

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff February 12, 2021
Recall Newsom volunteer Pat Miller holds up a sign during petition signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inVideo

Watch: What to know about recalling California’s governor

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall February 5, 2021
A brown pelican — a species that recovered from near-extinction after being protected by the Endangered Species Act — flies above Malibu Lagoon on Jan. 12, 21. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inExplainers

What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment

AvatarAvatar by Julie Cart and Rachel Becker January 25, 2021
An explanation of nine new California laws taking effect in 2021. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock
Posted inVideo

Nine new California laws explained — each in 1 minute

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020
Farmworkers around the Watsonville community pick strawberries as the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan passes through on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Today, Gov. Newsom announced a new housing program for farmworkers that will provide hotel rooms for those who need to isolate due to COVID-19. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inEconomy

New law in 1 minute: California offers tax credits to some undocumented workers

Jackie Botts by Nick Roberts and Jackie Botts December 31, 2020
Paz Aguilar, 54, contracted coronavirus over the summer, along with was at least seven of her coworkers, by her count, at a combined Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell in Oakland. Three weeks into her illness, a stroke left her paralyzed on one side of her body. Photo courtesy of Aguilar
Posted inCoronavirus

New law in 1 minute: California businesses must report COVID outbreaks

by Nick Roberts and Laurence Du Sault December 31, 2020
California is closing its final three youth prisons, instead shifting responsibility to counties.
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California closing state youth prisons

Avatar by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Aguilera December 31, 2020

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