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Local residents walk by damaged belongings after numerous rain storms known as "atmospheric river" flooded a residential area, in Pajaro March 29, 2023. Photo by Carlos Barria, REUTERS

California Divide

California to send $95 million to undocumented flooding victims – months after promising ‘rapid response’

by Nicole Foy May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom in March said state relief would soon help flood victims who don’t qualify for federal emergency relief. The state has yet to name nonprofits that will dole out the aid.

Oakland police officers walk through a crime scene outside the West Oakland BART station on Jan. 3, 2018. Photo by Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle via AP

California legislators put crime front and center

by Lynn La April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

Joseph Goni, the owner of Lerda-Goni Farms, looks at his flooded heifer pen on his farm on March 23, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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California’s farmers reeling as flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry

by Nicole Foy April 17, 2023May 2, 2023

Michelle Hackett at the entrance to Riverview Farms in Salinas that flooded in the mid-March storms. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

As emergency aid flows to flooded-out Californians, will thousands get the help they need?

by Lauren Hepler, Nicole Foy and Wendy Fry March 15, 2023March 28, 2023

A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking past a Silicon Valley Bank Private branch in San Francisco on March 14, 2023. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

Troubled times in Silicon Valley

by Lynn La March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Supporters of United Farmworkers of America march to the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 26, 2022, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 2183. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

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California farmworkers just gained the right to vote for unions by mail, but for how long?

by Nicole Foy March 6, 2023March 5, 2023

Leann Greene at the Humboldt County Library in Garberville on Feb. 8, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

‘Dream big:’ Cannabis workers search for new futures as Emerald Triangle economy withers

by Alexei Koseff February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Scott Murrison inside a hoop house full of unused cannabis growing equipment in Hayfork on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Despair in Emerald Triangle as CA legal cannabis collapses

by Sameea Kamal February 27, 2023February 26, 2023

Tents line up against a fence at a homeless encampment near Highway 180 in west Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

What is California getting for all its billions on homelessness?

by Alexei Koseff February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

A field of orchards flooded after a series of storms near the town of Planada on Jan. 17, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

California Divide

Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say

by Nicole Foy February 16, 2023February 16, 2023