Counties pay out millions for lawsuits after jail deaths, but sheriffs run the jails. A bill awaits Newsom’s signature that could alter that balance of power.
Posted inHomelessness
Cities often squabble over homelessness. A new California law forces one community to try something different
New legislation forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness. Stakeholders say it could have repercussions California-wide.
Posted inHigher Education
Fact check: Are Cal State faculty underpaid?
Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total salary and benefits are below national averages.
Posted inHousing
How do you get a housing permit in California? He can hook you up, for a fee
Tanner Blackman’s job is to push housing projects through Los Angeles’ famously Byzantine permitting process. With a torrent of state laws aimed at streamlining and speeding up approvals to combat the housing shortage, will the humble permit expediter profession survive?
Posted inCommentary
Deal allowing Paramount-Warner Bros. merger may not cure Hollywood’s troubles
Rising tax breaks haven’t stopped the decline of film and TV jobs in Southern California over the years. Two industry giants merging will likely add to it.
Posted inEconomy
Insurers say they’re starting to write new California homeowner policies, but how many?
Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher. The state Insurance Department says that means outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s new regulations, intended to boost insurance availability, are working. Each time a company declares its plans to sell policies again, the department touts […]
Posted inEducation
Charter school accused of misspending millions is seeking to open under new name
A state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million.
Posted inCommentary
Yosemite land giveaway shows no place is safe from Trump’s assault on public lands
The Trump administration is finding ways to sell, lease or give away millions of acres of protected public lands and national parkland to developers.
Posted inCommentary
Gavin Newsom paddles to the political right with 3 notable vetoes
Gavin Newsom’s rejection of key pension, work-from-home and environmental bills won him points with the political right but angered some unions and advocacy groups.
Posted inPolitics
FBI visits California MAGA stronghold after elections chief alleges ballot stuffing
A California election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this MAGA stronghold. Then the FBI visited Shasta County.