Blockchain and cryptocurrency. Artificial intelligence. Facial recognition technology. Health care innovation. The energy industry. Building tech economies in “underestimated” cities such as Fresno. Understanding the benefits of remote work. Helping small businesses thrive online. Those are among the topics that state lawmakers and tech industry lobbyists are set to discuss today at the luxurious four-star […]
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California’s change to concealed carry permits would reduce wide variations among counties
Responding to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, California legislators push a bill to restrict concealed carry permits. New numbers show a wide variation among counties in how many permits have been issued. But in publishing the data, the state Department of Justice exposed personal information of permit holders.
Posted inWhatMatters
Inside California’s climate change paradox
A Bay Area train derailing from tracks overheated by an early-summer heat wave, sending at least one person to the hospital. Lightning strikes killing a woman and her two dogs in Southern California and injuring a man pushing a baby stroller in Kern County. A wildfire causing PG&E power outages so persistent that Stanford University […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Supreme Court ruling puts target on California gun laws
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a strict New York law on who can carry concealed weapons will likely lead to a challenge of California gun laws.
Posted inCommentary
Extend Cal Grant program to give more students a leg up
Part of the state’s budget surplus should be used to invest more in California’s financial aid program to help students transferring to nonprofit independent colleges and universities.
Posted inCollege Beat
Private colleges want more power to police trespassers. Here’s what you need to know.
Private colleges want to change rules for how police respond to trespassing on campus. Students worry the proposal could lead to racial profiling.
Posted inWhatMatters
After Texas shooting: A call to ‘advance our resolve’
Note: This is CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher filling in for Emily Hoeven while she enjoys a well-deserved vacation. Buffalo. Boulder. Aurora. Las Vegas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Sutherland Springs. Poway. Parkland. Sandy Hook. At a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom rattled off a list of towns that have become tragic metonyms of our […]
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California advances gun control bills amid Texas school massacre
Note: My amazing colleague Ben Christopher will be guest hosting the newsletter through June 3. I’ll see you on Monday, June 6 — just in time for California’s primary election! As news traveled around the country Tuesday of a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 22 dead — including 19 […]
Posted inK-12 Education
California public school enrollment drops below 6 million mark
According to new data from the California Department of Education, enrollment continues to drop at faster rates than before the pandemic.
Posted inCollege Beat
Lawmakers consider boosting financial aid for private college students
A Senate bill would alter the Cal Grant program, opening up additional funds to students attending private colleges and changing transfer-student targets.