Coronavirus

California lacks a comprehensive strategy to assist prisoners released during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them and their communities vulnerable.

Standing in line at their local polling place, a longtime ritual for many Californians, will be a thing of the past this Election Day for half of the state’s voters.  That’s because in 2016 the California Legislature passed the Voter’s Choice Act, which allows counties to transition from polling places to a vote center and […]

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, October 22. Affirmative action unlikely to pass Will Californians decide to raise taxes on commercial properties — approving the biggest change to the state’s property tax structure in more than 40 years — or won’t they? With less than two weeks before the election, the Prop. 15 race is shaping […]

The mutual aid movement has sprung up across California as networks offer food and other forms of relief. But it's too soon to tell if these groups will stick around beyond the pandemic.

El movimiento de ayuda mutua ha crecido en toda California, a medida que las redes ofrecen alimentos y otras formas de ayuda. Pero es demasiado pronto para saber si estos grupos se quedarán más allá de la pandemia.

Never has an election cycle seen so much money funneled into California’s ballot measure campaigns — and there are still two weeks to go until the November election. Already, the campaigns for and against the 12 propositions on the November ballot have raised a staggering $670 million, according to a CalMatters analysis. When added to […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins in November.

California's COVID-19 recession is having a devastating effect on local bond issues for sports and entertainment venues.

Read this article in English.       Fernando Villarreal, votante por primera vez, espera participar en las próximas elecciones presidenciales. “Creo que es una elección muy importante para la democracia y creo que los jóvenes tienen mucho en juego en lo que respecta a la educación, la salud y muchos otros temas”, dijo el estudiante de primer año […]

California ran up against a slate of important deadlines Thursday that could affect the state’s fiscal, political and environmental landscape for decades to come. Here’s a breakdown of what’s at stake: —Federal stimulus. Thursday came and went, and the federal government did not pass another coronavirus relief package — dashing California’s hope of reversing $11 […]