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California vs. Florida: What you need to know before the Newsom-DeSantis debate

by CalMatters November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

What to know about COVID, homelessness and more before watching Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis debate on Fox.

The California Public Utilities Commission offices at the Edmund G Pat Brown building in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

California’s history of regulating consumer prices often protects companies or providers

by Dan Walters November 28, 2023November 27, 2023

Political and economic stakes are high for San Francisco’s APEC conference

by Dan Walters November 13, 2023November 9, 2023

The offices of the Employment Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

California’s unemployment insurance system is so poorly funded it pays 2004 wages

November 7, 2023November 6, 2023 by Thomas Rankin

Inside California’s billion-dollar bet to overhaul unemployment

by Lauren Hepler November 7, 2023November 6, 2023

Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash

by Lauren Hepler November 7, 2023November 6, 2023

Volunteers and staff with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters

What should be done to lower California’s highest-in-nation poverty rate?

by Dan Walters November 5, 2023November 2, 2023

A poster explains ways to file for unemployment insurance benefits, as job seekers look for work at the JobTrain employment office in Menlo Park. Photo by Paul Sakuma, AP Photo

Unemployment insurance: California’s ‘urgent’ $20 billion problem

by Levi Sumagaysay October 31, 2023October 31, 2023

Mathematical and Computer Science major Filip Grantcharov takes pictures of his friends during their graduation commencement at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, on June 13, 2021. Photo by Harika Maddala for CalMatters

Effects of college isolation are surfacing for California’s young professionals

by Julie Lynem October 26, 2023October 25, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference where he signed new gun legislation into law at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 26, 2023.

California’s economic outlook worsens as Newsom travels overseas

by Dan Walters October 24, 2023October 23, 2023

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