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Unions, cities square off over raises, layoffs

by Emily Hoeven December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Time’s up: The consequences for California as key deadlines pass

by Emily Hoeven October 16, 2020October 18, 2020

A restaurant in Oakland remains closed for business on Sept. 1, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s coronavirus stimulus was a bust…what now?

by Lauren Hepler September 2, 2020September 11, 2020

school funding

A focus on injustice, inequity in public education must drive California’s budget priorities

by Guest Commentary July 20, 2020July 10, 2020

Members of the state Assembly met as a “Committee of the Whole on the State Budget” to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration about its plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit because of the coronavirus at the Capitol on May 26, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Lawmakers to pass budget sans gov’s OK

by Emily Hoeven June 15, 2020June 14, 2020

Salvador Bradford tidies his studio at Hotel Berry. Bradford has been living in the one-room unit for 8 months and spends most of his time watching movies and keeping his room organized. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Converting a motel to homeless housing, step by step

by Matt Levin June 9, 2020June 15, 2020

Tisha Fernhoff separates the hair of a client receiving a color refreshing at the Beauty Bar Salon in Auburn on April 29, 2020. Fernhoff closed her shop in March because of the mandatory stay-at-home order but began taking occasional clients in order pay her rent and meet other expenses. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Why some counties won’t reopen hair salons

by Emily Hoeven May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Assemblymember Mike Gipson wears a face mask with the words California Safe, as he addresses the Assembly during a committee of the whole, a parliamentary process held for the first time in 25 years to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration’s plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit created by the effects of the coronavirus. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Assembly to Newsom: Don’t count on feds to rescue California from deep budget cuts

by Laurel Rosenhall May 26, 2020June 1, 2020