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California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press event on Mare Island in Vallejo on Sept. 16, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

What will Gavin Newsom roll out on his California tour?

by Lynn La March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking past a Silicon Valley Bank Private branch in San Francisco on March 14, 2023. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

Troubled times in Silicon Valley

by Lynn La March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

App-based gig worker Terresa Mercado participates in a demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall to urge voters to vote no on Proposition 22 in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2020. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters

Uber, Lyft defeat unions in CA Prop. 22 fight

by Lynn La March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

People stand outside of an entrance to Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara on March 10, 2023. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

In California, not enough liquidity, and a lot of water

by Sameea Kamal March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Rain collects on a windowpane in Oakland on Feb. 27, 2023. Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez, AP Photo

California opens the floodgates

by Ben Christopher March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Huntington Beach. Photo via iStock

Housing battles on the horizon

by Ben Christopher March 9, 2023March 8, 2023

Accumulated snow surrounds a fire danger sign in El Dorado County on March 1, 2023 . Photo by Andrew Innerarity, California Department of Water Resources

California’s precipitation paradox

by Ben Christopher March 8, 2023March 7, 2023

A Walgreens in Oakland on Mar. 6, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Newsom vs Walgreens on abortion: Where California goes from here

by Sameea Kamal March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Bishop Henry Saint Williams speaks during a meeting with the state Reparations Task Force at the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

No reparations recs, but a new state agency?

by Sameea Kamal March 6, 2023March 5, 2023

Patricia Guerrero, left, is sworn-in to the California Supreme Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Stanford Mansion in Sacramento on Mar. 28, 2022.Photo by Nathaniel Levine, The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool

Newsom touts the diversity of his California judges

by Ben Christopher March 3, 2023March 3, 2023