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Tammy Rodriguez, 52, an employee with the San Luis Obispo Department of Motor Vehicles. Rodriguez has 27 years of state service, including five years in San Luis Obispo. June 5, 2023. Photo by Julie Leopo for CalMatters

California Divide

‘Down to our last dimes’: State workers say California paychecks no longer cover the bills

by Jeanne Kuang June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

State workers say their lower than private sector salaries were offset by pensions, better benefits, job security. Is the tradeoff still worth it?

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, at podium, and state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, front row, second from right, at a press conference in Sacramento, on May 25, 2022. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Let’s make a deal: Legislative leaders make California budget offer to Newsom

by Alexei Koseff June 12, 2023June 15, 2023

Books about dyslexia at a home in Clayton on Jan 29, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters

Why the ‘science of reading’ may be the next dyslexia battleground

by Joe Hong May 19, 2023May 18, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his revised budget proposal for 2023-24 during a press briefing at the state Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento on May 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Balancing act: Newsom’s plan to cover California’s ballooning budget deficit

by Alexei Koseff May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

Fast food workers from across the state rallied at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, urging lawmakers to pass AB 257. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

California labor shows off its political muscle

by Lynn La May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

California State House

Trailer bills: A sneaky way to make a big change in California law

by Dan Walters April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) headquarters in Sacramento on February 14, 2017. Photo by Max Whittaker, REUTERS

CalPERS to pay $800 million settlement over claims it misled retirees on costs of long-term care insurance

by Adam Ashton March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

The aftermath of an ocean surge in Imperial Beach in March of 2020. Rising seas boost tides and imperil the city's coastline. Photo via Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Newsom’s climate budget would slash funds that protect coast

by Julie Cart March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

An electric vehicle charging station in Milbrae on July 29, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Environmentalists say Newsom’s budget cuts jeopardize climate programs, electric car mandate

by Nadia Lopez January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

Students in an AP English Literature + Composition class at Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley on March 1, 2022. Photo by Salgu Wissmath for CalMatters

Some California school districts that grew during the pandemic feel shortchanged

by Joe Hong May 2, 2022May 2, 2023

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