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Attendees listen to Oakley Mayor Kevin Romick, during a ribbon-cutting at the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oakley on Oct. 7, 2020. The new 150,000 square foot center is expected to create about 800 jobs. Photo by Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group

Newsom hands labor a win — and a defeat

by Emily Hoeven September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

When it comes to organized labor, Gov. Gavin Newsom giveth and Gov. Gavin Newsom taketh away. The governor on Wednesday signed into law one of the most controversial union-backed bills of the year, which takes aim at warehouse speed quotas that became infamous when reports surfaced of Amazon workers urinating in water bottles due to […]

A USDA field manager walA USDA field manager walks along the parched ground in a pomegranate orchard at Wolfskill Experimental Orchards outside of Davis on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMattersks along the parched ground in a pomegranate orchard at Wolfskill Experimental Farm outside of Davis on Aug. 25, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California is running out of water

by Emily Hoeven September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

Fighting fire with fire

by Emily Hoeven September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

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