Health Net’s decision to cut assisted living benefits for roughly 3,500 low-income seniors could force some of them onto the streets, critics fear.
Posted inDigital Democracy
After refinery explosions, California lawmakers move to preserve safety rules
California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition. The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker protections into state law as California regulators move to revise them in response to a legal settlement with the state’s […]
Posted inJustice
US DOJ finds ‘unbroken pattern’ of sexual abuse by California prison staff
A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Juez federal se dispone a restringir las tácticas de detención de inmigrantes en las redadas de Los Ángeles
Las detenciones sin orden judicial han sido una característica clave de los esfuerzos del gobierno por deportar masivamente.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Ella se declaró culpable de un cargo de tráfico de drogas. Luego visitó México sin saber que no podría regresar.
El Tribunal Supremo de California desestimó la declaración de culpabilidad de una mujer que no comprendía que una condena pondría en peligro su estatus migratorio.
Posted inCommentary
Interested in how California pays for state government? Here’s where to find the data
Budgets can gloss over key trends, such as how much government has grown in size and cost under Gov. Gavin Newsom. These sources reveal the data.
Posted inHigher Education
Some Cal State students got financial aid decisions a lot later this year. Here’s why
The federal aid agency updated its fraud protections, delaying financial aid notifications to students by several weeks.
Posted inEnvironment
Where did the birds go? Once-abundant wetlands are drying up after federal staff cutbacks
A long decline in the number of people managing wildlife refuges in California accelerated after the Trump administration’s DOGE staffing cuts.
Posted inJustice
She pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Then she visited Mexico not knowing she couldn’t return
The California Supreme Court threw out a guilty plea from a woman who did not understand that a conviction would jeopardize her immigration status.
Posted inPolitics
California lawmakers kill grizzly bear reintroduction bill
For now, the only place you’ll find grizzlies in California are in zoos or on the state flag.