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Fighting fire with fire

by Emily Hoeven September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, September 21. Big 2022 campaign issue Fires move fast, but politicians move faster. Early Monday, Assemblymember Marc Levine of San Rafael announced plans to challenge fellow Democrat and State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in 2022, charging that Lara hasn’t done enough to prevent Californians living in fire-prone areas from losing […]

A pedestrian walks past a vacant store front on Powell Street in the Union Square shopping district in San Francisco on June 14, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Unemployment rate stagnant: Why many Californians aren’t back at work

by Emily Hoeven September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

A BART train runs through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Albany. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California ends most single-family zoning

by Emily Hoeven September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom supporters hold up signs urging voters to vote “no” on the recall ballot during a campaign event for the Governor at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

The next big Democrat-GOP battle

by Emily Hoeven September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a speech following his projected victory in the recall election at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

With recall defeated, Newsom looks to 2022

by Emily Hoeven September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

Gov Gavin Newsom walks toward the podium during a recall campaign event at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Gov. Newsom faces being recalled next week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

A do-or-die day for Gavin Newsom

by Emily Hoeven September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Gov Gavin Newsom speaks to the crowd during a recall campaign event at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Gov. Newsom faces being recalled next week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom recall: The power of polls

by Emily Hoeven September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Vaccine mandates put schools, work at crossroads

by Emily Hoeven September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press during a visit to Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda on March 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Ethnic studies, police reform? Newsom to decide

by Emily Hoeven September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Then Sen. Kamala Harris, left, endorses California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom for the 2018 California Governor's race at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2018. VP Harris will stump for Gov. Newsom today in the Bay Area. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

The Newsom recall goes national: Harris and Biden on the way

by Emily Hoeven September 8, 2021September 8, 2021