A smoldering crisis has emerged at California’s firefighting agency, Cal Fire. As blazes intensify and California’s fire season grows longer, firefighters are increasingly fatigued, traumatized and overworked. In her stunning five-month investigation Trial by Fire, CalMatters reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Julie Cart uncovers a severe and unaddressed mental health crisis at Cal Fire. Despite […]
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Could DA Boudin recall spell trouble for Attorney General Bonta?
Get ready for a lot more ads attempting to link Attorney General Rob Bonta to Chesa Boudin, the progressive district attorney whom San Francisco voters ousted Tuesday night in one of the most closely watched races in California’s primary election. But it’s unclear if such an approach will prove effective, given the two men’s sharply […]
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Confusion, contradictions swirl in lead-up to California primary
California’s primary election is here at last — and with it a jumble of contradictions and confusing communication. First up: Erratic emails. Californians searching for information on how to cast their ballots (which you can find in CalMatters’ Voter Guide) may have been baffled by a series of Monday emails from the secretary of state’s […]
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California’s primary is 1 day away. Do voters care?
I’m back from a vacation made all the more sweet by CalMatters’ showing at the California Journalism Awards! Many thanks to Ben Christopher for his incredible job guest-hosting the newsletter. ‘Twas the night before California’s primary election, when all through the state / Barely a creature was stirring, even with the high stakes. My adaptation […]
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Climate controversy: California’s plan for handling crisis is flawed, advisors say
California’s climate change plan fails to provide substantial evidence that capturing carbon will meet ambitious greenhouse gas goals, critics say. The plan “does California a disservice,” one state advisor said.
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In California for years, but still can’t qualify for in-state tuition
California exempts many undocumented students from paying non-resident tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. But gaps in the law mean that some undocumented students and visa holders still don’t get exemptions — even if they’ve lived in the state for more than a decade. Two bills pending in the state Legislature would make it easier to qualify.
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California’s progressive laws take a tumble in the courts
California laws push progressive policies, but the courts push back, most recently a gender diversity mandate in corporate boardrooms.
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¿Dónde está Trump? Su nombre está casi ausente en California.
En resumen Los candidatos republicanos de todo el país están apelando a los votantes al reclamar su lealtad a Donald Trump. Pero en California, muchos dicen que no votaron por él. Read this article in English. Más de un año después de dejar el cargo, el expresidente Donald Trump sigue ocupando un lugar preponderante en el […]
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Where’s Trump? A campaign fixture in some states, his name is nearly absent in California
Republican candidates across the country are appealing to voters by claiming their allegiance to Donald Trump. But in California, many won’t even say if they voted for him.
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¿Pueden los republicanos de California volver a ganar en todo el estado?
En resumen Los republicanos de California se reúnen en su convención estatal con la esperanza de ganar un cargo estatal por primera vez desde 2006 y ayudar al Partido Republicano a retomar el control del Congreso. Pero las divisiones entre facciones pro-Trump, conservadoras y tradicionales eran difíciles de ignorar. Read this article in English. No muchos […]