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Category: Video

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, 2021February 23, 2021

As his Senate confirmation hearings begin, a look at four different labels friends and foes apply to Becerra, the California attorney general nominated to head the nation’s sprawling network of public health and welfare agencies.

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, 2021February 5, 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, 2020January 15, 2021
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, 2020December 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, 2020December 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, 2020December 31, 2020
Hundreds gathered at Oscar Grant Plaza downtown Oakland on May 29, 2020 in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by police officers. In an attempt to address a legacy of racism, California lawmakers later adopted a law creating a committee to study reparations for the state's complicity in slavery. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California committee to study slavery reparations

Orlando Mayorquin by Nick Roberts and Orlando Mayorquin December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
Wind and flames leap high in the air as firefighters attempt to put out the Creek Fire off of Camp Sierra Road and Reddin Road Northeast of Shaver Lake in Fresno County. As of 8:00 p.m. the fire has consumed over 73,000 acres and is at 0% containment. More than 800 firefighters are at the scene, and more are on the way to Fresno County on Sunday, Sep. 6, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inJustice

New law in 1 minute: California eases hiring of ex-inmate firefighters

Elizabeth Castillo by Nick Roberts and Elizabeth Castillo December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
Students walk near Meiklejohn Hall at California State University East Bay. Al Cal State campuses will begin requiring and ethnic studies course for graduation under a new law. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

New law in 1 minute: Cal State requiring ethnic studies class

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Nick Roberts and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
A patrol car closes off Valencia Street in San Francisco after a group of protesters gathered in front of the Mission Police Station on May 30, 2020, the second day of Bay Area unrest over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Later in the year, lawmakers approved two new laws that aim to improve policing. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inJustice

New law in a minute: California aims to improve policing

Byrhonda Lyons by Nick Roberts and Byrhonda Lyons December 29, 2020January 15, 2021

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