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A billboard truck hired by SumOfUs parked across the street from the Carneros Resort and Spa in Napa on Aug. 4, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Lawmakers, lobbyists gather in Napa ahead of key votes

by Emily Hoeven August 5, 2022August 4, 2022

Blockchain and cryptocurrency. Artificial intelligence. Facial recognition technology. Health care innovation. The energy industry. Building tech economies in “underestimated” cities such as Fresno. Understanding the benefits of remote work. Helping small businesses thrive online. Those are among the topics that state lawmakers and tech industry lobbyists are set to discuss today at the luxurious four-star […]

Electricity rates

Commentary, Environment

Californians should be seeing red over electricity rate hikes

by Guest Commentary June 14, 2021June 12, 2021

A man dumping a wheelbarrow full of bills. On suspense file day, California legislators killed dozens of bills.

Suspense file day: Which controversial bills did California legislators kill?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 20, 2021August 20, 2021

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

Offloading two of California’s civic embarrassments

by Dan Walters May 5, 2021May 4, 2021

Microplastics collected in the San Francisco Bay Area are identified and labeled accordingly for an ongoing study in a lab headed by Chelsea Rochman, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Photo by Cole Brookson courtesy of Rochman Lab

Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water

by Rachel Becker March 15, 2021August 3, 2021

Los microplásticos recolectados en el Área de la Bahía de San Francisco se identifican y etiquetan para la investigación en un laboratorio dirigido por Chelsea Rochman, profesora asistente de la Universidad de Toronto. California está a punto de establecer las primeras pautas del mundo para los microplásticos en el agua potable. Foto de Cole Brookson cortesía de Rochman Lab

CalMatters en Español

¿Prematuro o precautorio? California es el primero en abordar los microplásticos en el agua potable

by Rachel Becker March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Alice Crisci gave birth to her son Dante years after paying out-of-pocket to preserve her fertility, which was jeopardized by her cancer treatment. Photo by Iris Schneider for CalMatters

California at odds over whether to make insurers cover infertility treatments

by Elizabeth Aguilera September 3, 2019June 23, 2020

Section 8 voucher holder struggles to find an apartment in Fresno.

California Divide

Lawmakers tackle a severe housing shortage for renters who have federal vouchers

by Manuela Tobias and Jackie Botts August 28, 2019February 27, 2020

As gun control efforts advance in California Capitol, opponents bank on the courts

by Ben Christopher August 21, 2019June 23, 2020

Capitol, Education, K-12 Education, Politics

Later school bells, alternative testing: California lawmakers try again on quashed K-12 bills

by Ricardo Cano April 18, 2019June 23, 2020