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Desiree Garibay listens to the judge at homeless court in Redondo Beach on April 27, 2022. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

State lawmakers consider putting homeless courts where the unhoused live

by Nigel Duara May 5, 2022May 6, 2022

A Southern California beach city took its homeless court outside, near food donation centers, and attendance soared.

A man sits in his wheelchair down a long nursing home hallway. The California Department of Public Health faced tough questions about its oversight of nursing homes at an informational hearing Tuesday in front of the Assembly Health Committee. Image via iStock

State health department blasted over nursing home oversight

by Jocelyn Wiener October 6, 2021October 6, 2021

Ilustración de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

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¿Es este el año en que la Legislatura de California cierra la brecha digital?

by Ben Christopher April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Is this the year the California Legislature closes the digital divide?

by Ben Christopher April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. According to their father, the internet connection at their Oakland home cuts out about twice a week, which is especially frustrating to the kids when they are taking tests. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California Divide

The wires may be there, but the dollars aren’t: Analysis shows why millions of California students lack broadband

by Jackie Botts and Ricardo Cano April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

‘People are dying as we wait’: Bid to tighten California nursing home oversight sputters

by Jocelyn Wiener April 16, 2021September 28, 2021

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“La gente está muriendo mientras esperamos”: la oferta para endurecer la supervisión de los asilos de ancianos de California se ha estancado

by Jocelyn Wiener April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’

by Jocelyn Wiener April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Una investigación de CalMatters plantea interrogantes sobre la supervisión de los hogares de ancianos en California y su proceso de concesión de licencias. Imagen a través de iStock

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La supervisión de California de los asilos de ancianos se llama ‘desconcertante’, ‘rota’

by Jocelyn Wiener April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Short-circuiting the legislative process for electric cars

by Dan Walters August 24, 2020August 20, 2020