CalMatters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
Posted inCommentary
The CalPERS gamble: Why the push to invest in private equity alarms public employees
CalPERS shifted from stable, traditional assets to private equity and a private credit portfolio. Details about their investment risk and fees are secret.
Posted inCommentary
18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalled
The bullet train project launched in 2008 with promises of completion by 2020. Now it’s mostly concrete supports. No tracks or train.
Posted inEnvironment
California bill moves to make cheaper alternative fuel available to more drivers
In the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits — devices that let conventional gasoline cars run on a cheaper, mostly ethanol fuel blend. Assembly Bill 2046, dubbed the “Access to Affordable Gas Act” by its author, Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, a Stockton Democrat, […]
Posted inTechnology
After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain
In an AI executive order, the governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.
Posted inCommentary
Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?
The next governor will be directly responsible for statewide education leadership. Yet governor candidates haven’t broached the subject.
Posted inCommentary
With so many candidates and options in California, when’s the right time to vote?
Some in the Democratic Party urged voters to wait to see if any Democratic candidates bow out of the race. But how long is too long to wait?
Posted inK-12 Education
‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.
Posted inPolitics
National Democrats said they’d stay out of this California race. Then they picked a side
In the Central Valley, Democratic officials are betting that a candidate running to the middle will woo enough swing voters to topple incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Hilton y Becerra lideran nueva encuesta para gobernador de California. Steyer va detrás, pero no está fuera
En una encuesta demócrata realizada durante las últimas semanas de campaña, la mayoría de los candidatos a gobernador que marcan tendencia muestran un apoyo de un solo dígito.