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A view of the Presidio Terrace neighborhood in San Francisco in 2017. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

California Divide

Prop. 13 offers bigger tax breaks to homeowners in wealthy, white neighborhoods

by Jesse Bedayn April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

A new study finds white, wealthy homeowners in Oakland receive thousands more in tax breaks than owners of homes in minority neighborhoods.

A health care worker points while a person wearing a protective face mask waits in line to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination site at the First African Episcopal Church in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Old data? CDC apparently misjudged California’s COVID risks

by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

Hundred dollar bills. Image via iStock Photo

California Divide

$500 a month without strings: Bay Area’s latest guaranteed income program

by Jesse Bedayn November 30, 2021December 1, 2021

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In the Bay Area and beyond, racial justice starts with birth justice

by Guest Commentary September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

People fill out forms before getting vaccinated at the Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, July 26, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Inside California’s confusing COVID numbers

by Emily Hoeven August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

Big Lots! went big on help wanted sign as signs around the region are getting the cold shoulder from workers reluctant to resume service-industry jobs in Moreno Valley on July 5, 2021. Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG

Why California is still on the economic brink

by Emily Hoeven July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Veronica Vieyra, San Jose State University Class of 2021 graduate poses for a photograph on campus in San Jose on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Vieyra is one of 72 foster youth to receive payments of $1,000 a month in Santa Clara county’s first guaranteed basic income pilot program. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

California Divide

Universal basic income? California moves to be first state to fund pilot efforts

by Jesse Bedayn July 16, 2021July 21, 2021

People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom on May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state. Photo by Josh Edelson, AP Photo

CalMatters en Español

Newsom insta a todos los californianos a reducir el uso de agua en un 15%

by Rachel Becker July 13, 2021July 22, 2021

Wendy al-Mukdad talks to her son, Yazan, as he quickly eats some potstickers before his baseball practice on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in San Bruno- Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

CalMatters en Español

Mientras la economía Californiana reabre, las madres luchan por regresar a trabajar

by Jesse Bedayn and Neil Chase July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom on May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state. Photo by Josh Edelson, AP Photo

Newsom urges all Californians to cut water use by 15%

by Rachel Becker July 8, 2021July 14, 2021