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Newsom vows to step in if PG&E cannot restructure itself, as Trump trolls California over fires

by Dan Morain November 4, 2019November 3, 2019

Newsom summons PG&E leaders to Sacramento. New energy ‘czar’ is a familiar face. Lobbyists increase spending to shape policy in Sacramento.

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Signs are photographed during a rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza during a teacher strike on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Charter schools, unions call a truce in an epic battle as Newsom brokers a deal

by Ricardo Cano August 28, 2019August 28, 2019

California’s lobbying boom, new firefighting tools, and the recycling crisis

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

A charter school reform narrowly passed the Assembly as teachers unions rallied outside the Capitol.

Charter school curbs pass Assembly, but drama foretells compromise

by Ricardo Cano May 22, 2019June 23, 2020

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

by Ricardo Cano April 18, 2019June 23, 2020

Charter school advocates and teachers unions mass at the Capitol on April 10, 2019, as state lawmakers considered dramatic curbs on charter schools. Photo for CALmatters by Dan Morain

Schools, pesticide, taxes, wildfires and Planned Parenthood

by Dan Morain April 11, 2019

Charter school advocates and teachers unions mass at the Capitol on April 10, 2019, as state lawmakers considered dramatic curbs on charter schools. Photo for CALmatters by Dan Morain

Charter-mageddon: Lawmakers advance a raft of union-backed charter school curbs

by Ricardo Cano April 10, 2019June 23, 2020

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Signs are photographed during a rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza during a teacher strike on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

‘Common sense regulations’ or ‘an extended middle finger’—how far will California go on charter schools?

by Ricardo Cano March 5, 2019June 23, 2020

LAUSD teachers march in solidarity in mid-December in downtown Los Angeles as a threatened January 10 strike date looms.

Janus plaintiffs sue to weaken labor, and LAUSD’s union sets a strike date

by Dan Morain December 20, 2018

Are California’s low test scores a cry for the state to take more responsibility?

by Karin Klein October 8, 2018June 23, 2020