An interfaith group known as the “godmothers of the disappeared” meets weekly at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles to remember and advocate for the people detained by immigration authorities over the last year.
Posted inPolitics
Why a yearslong fight over gambling is good news for California politicians
A judge’s temporary ruling in a costly battle between gambling halls and casino-owning tribes is likely not the end of the dispute. California politicians are likely the biggest winners of a prolonged gambling stalemate.
Posted inPolitics
More candidates are using their personal wealth to campaign than ever before. Should voters care?
All eyes are on one billionaire’s spending for governor. A CalMatters analysis shows the story may lie in the millions spent by down-ballot candidates.
Posted inHomelessness
Homelessness is down in California and across the country, says new federal report
The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a decade ago.
Posted inEnvironment
A chemical tank nearly exploded. Did California’s regulators miss the signs?
A tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant came within a crack of exploding and forcing a toxic chemical cloud over 50,000 evacuated residents — here’s what regulators knew before it happened.
Posted inClimate Change
California overhauls carbon market — critics say it’s a giveaway to oil
California air regulators on Friday approved a contentious overhaul of the state’s carbon market, creating a program that could steer billions of dollars in free pollution permits to oil refineries and other major polluters over the objections of environmental groups, key lawmakers and three of the board’s own members. Ten members of the California Air […]
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Una nueva ley de California prohíbe a las fuerzas del orden interferir en las elecciones estatales
Newsom afirmó que la nueva ley era solo la primera de un “mosaico” de legislación para abordar la “preocupación legítima” que tienen los votantes sobre la seguridad de las elecciones en California.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
‘Sentía que no estaba aprendiendo’: Los estudiantes de colegios comunitarios tienen dificultades con la educación en línea
Actualmente, alrededor del 40% de los cursos de los colegios comunitarios de California se imparten en línea, lo que está redefiniendo la educación. Según los responsables de estos centros, estos cursos son más accesibles, pero también presentan serios inconvenientes.
Posted inCommentary
Berkeley’s soda tax success story deserves wider attention across California
After Berkeley voters first passed a soda tax in 2014, the city has invested millions of dollars into impactful health programs. Other California cities should follow.
Posted inCommentary
Gavin Newsom’s rosy painting of California’s economy leaves out its darker undertones
Gov. Newsom often brags about California’s productivity and Nobel winners but omits its recent tech layoffs, shrinking jobs base and growing gaps between rich and poor.