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Newsom backs away from single-payer health care pledge

by Dan Walters January 18, 2022January 17, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised to bring single-payer health coverage to the state but is now content to settle for something less.

California leads, but where is it going?

by Dan Walters January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

A concerned doctor reads medical information in a hospital hallway. More than 1300 doctors applied for a new California program in which the state pays down their student loans in exchange for their agreement to treat Medi-Cal patients.

California tries new approach on social maladies

by Dan Walters January 16, 2022January 12, 2022

school closures

Schools dealing with closures could learn from Los Angeles Unified

by Guest Commentary January 14, 2022January 13, 2022

A mask on the sculpture of a bear outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Capitol office, in Sacramento, on July 6, 2021. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Reader Reactions

Can Newsom deliver on single-payer health care?

by Guest Commentary January 14, 2022January 13, 2022

climate

Museums have a role to play in climate resilience

by Guest Commentary January 13, 2022January 12, 2022

The annex at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Dec. 3, 2021. Photo by David Lesher for CalMatters

Reader Reactions

Save the annex, save half a billion dollars

by Guest Commentary January 13, 2022January 12, 2022

crime

Tough-on-crime debate needs balance of effective policies

by Guest Commentary January 12, 2022January 11, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the media during a press conference where he unveiled his budget proposal for 2022-23 in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Newsom bases budget on rosy economic scenario

by Dan Walters January 12, 2022January 11, 2022

distilled spirits

State should allow direct to consumer shipping for craft distillers

by Guest Commentary January 11, 2022January 11, 2022