State Assembly Hot Races Get a daily digest of California news The general election for the California Assembly will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Voters in each of the 80 districts will elect one Assemblymember to represent them. Show All Districts District 7 The district This district encompasses the suburbs surrounding Sacramento, following the […]
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Posted inEnvironment
California poised to restrict bee-killing pesticides
California is acting later than many states in regulating neonicotinoids, but its rules would be among the nation’s most extensive. They would change how growers kill pests on nuts, citrus and other fruit crops.
Posted inWhatMatters
Concealed carry fiasco hangs over Capitol
A dispatch from me and CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher: Legislative Republicans called Tuesday for an independent state audit to find out “what in the world happened” when the California Department of Justice briefly published the personal identifying information of more than 240,000 concealed carry weapon license applicants late last month. Assemblymember Jim Patterson, a […]
Posted inHealth
Dial 988: State’s new mental health crisis hotline debuts
The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines.
Posted inAbortion rights
After Roe: What happens to abortion in California?
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe decision, here are key takeaways of what to expect for abortion in California. They include the politics, more legislation, a possible influx of out-of-state patients and changes for health care providers.
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Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?
On Thursday, the country was still reeling from the mass murder of 19 elementary school children in Texas. In San Jose, survivors and their families commemorated the first anniversary of the San Jose railyard massacre that left nine shot dead. And in Sacramento, the California Legislature pushed forward what may be the most far-reaching pieces […]
Posted inCalMatters en Español
‘Cuando no sabes a dónde ir, vienes aquí:’ California se prepara para ser un paraíso para el derecho al aborto
En resumen Los grupos de derechos de aborto de California, los proveedores y los legisladores demócratas se están preparando para una posible afluencia de mujeres de otros estados. En junio, se espera que la Corte Suprema de los EE. UU. reduzca, cambie, o incluso elimine, el derecho constitucional al aborto. Read this article in English. Las […]
Posted inPolitics
‘When you don’t know where to go, you come here:’ California preps to be a haven for abortion rights
California abortion rights groups, providers and Democratic lawmakers are all getting ready for a potential influx of out-of-state women. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to dramatically scale back, or even end, the constitutional right to abortion.
Posted inWhatMatters
Single-payer health care clears big hurdle in California
A California single payer healthcare bill advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, but a bigger vote could be next week.
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A rough day for Gavin Newsom
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, June 24. Things go up in flames The wind wasn’t blowing in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction Wednesday. First came the CapRadio investigation that found the governor vastly overstated the amount of land treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns to prevent wildfires from harming California’s most vulnerable communities. Newsom claimed in January […]