State public health officials project that in this California COVID surge, more than 70,000 will be hospitalized at the end of January.
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Will COVID sick leave return to California?
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic leaders in the Legislature and labor unions are negotiating how to bring back extra paid sick leave for COVID. One big issue: Will businesses get state help to offset their costs?.
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Labor’s top ally resigns from Legislature
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a key union backer in the California Legislature, will step down to take over the California Labor Federation.
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Researchers worry that low-income Californians may have trouble repaying unemployment benefits
California is requiring unemployment recipients to retroactively prove their work history – but experts say low-income recipients could be forced to repay money they don’t have. Some even say ineligible recipients should get a pass.
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Mad rush for vaccine as millions become eligible
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, April 1. Future J&J supply halted Today, California’s vaccine floodgates will open to millions of people 50 and over — even as some mass vaccination sites close due to a lack of doses and health officials warn of weeks-long appointment backlogs. Lynda Hopkins, chair of the Sonoma County Board of […]
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Legislature campaigns: Did big political spenders get what they paid for?
You can’t always get what you want, but for special interests in California politics, spending $34 million sure does help. That’s the amount of unrestricted political spending that industries and unions with regular business in the capitol pumped into Legislative races across the state this year. As CalMatters reported before Election Day, the oil industry, […]
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Cash blitz: Who’s spending the most to influence your vote for California’s Legislature?
State law caps the amount donors can give to a legislator’s campaign — but these special interests can spend as much as they like mounting their own campaigns to praise or trash candidates. And the money interest groups are pouring into these “independent expenditure committees” has reached dizzying heights. So far more than $31 million of […]
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Carreras para observar del Senado del Estado
Read this in English. Los demócratas ocupan casi las tres cuartas partes de los escaños en el Senado, que con la mitad del tamaño de la Asamblea es la cámara de inclinación más liberal de la Legislatura. Después de algunas peleas primarias intrapartidistas mega caras, el mapa del Senado se ha reducido a solo un puñado […]
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Primary 2020: Here’s what we know about how California voted
This article was updated March 11. California is notoriously slow to tally its votes (to the frustration of campaigns, voters and political reporters alike). In a state where most ballots are cast by mail, “100% precincts reporting” on Election Night still meant “a whole lot more ballots to count.” According to the Secretary of State, […]