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Veronica Vieyra, San Jose State University Class of 2021 graduate poses for a photograph on campus in San Jose on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Vieyra is one of 72 foster youth to receive payments of $1,000 a month in Santa Clara county’s first guaranteed basic income pilot program. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

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Universal basic income? California moves to be first state to fund pilot efforts

by Jesse Bedayn July 16, 2021July 21, 2021

California lawmakers OK funding programs to guarantee some people — especially foster youth and pregnant women — an income floor.

La republicana Young Kim lidera su carrera por el 39° distrito del Congreso de California, que incluye partes de los condados de Orange, Los Ángeles y San Bernardino. Foto de Max Whittaker para CalMatters

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Opinión: En las elecciones de California, las candidatas tienen resultados mixtos

by Guest Commentary November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

A banner sponsored by Painters and Allied Trades Union hangs from a building on Martinez days before the election on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California’s ballot became a battleground

by Emily Hoeven November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

The Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco's Union Square boarded up on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

CA officially in recession, budget cuts loom

by Emily Hoeven April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

Senators Jim Nielson, left, and Holly Mitchell, right, sit six feet apart, as they view a large video screen during a hearing of the special subcommittee on COVID-19 on April 16, 2020. Lawmakers are looking into how Gov. Gavin Newsom has been spending money to address the new coronavirus crisis. Due to the unusual circumstances only Nielsen, vice chair of the committee and Mitchell, chair of the committee, attended the hearing in person while other committee members, those testifying and the public joined by video. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

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California senators frustrated by few answers, tech glitches in virtual hearing on coronavirus spending

by Laurel Rosenhall April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

Increased scrutiny on Newsom’s spending

by Emily Hoeven April 16, 2020April 15, 2020

A small crowd of beach goers at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 7, 2020. California is entering the fourth week of sheltering in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA readies to reopen

by Emily Hoeven April 14, 2020April 13, 2020

A healthcare worker at a Kaiser hospital in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Amid pandemic, Newsom faces scrutiny over $1B face-mask deal

by Laurel Rosenhall and Dan Morain April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

coronavirus california legislature, Sen. Holly Mitchell, upper left corner, on a video conference from her home. Photo courtesy of the office of Sen. Holly Mitchell

‘Hella connected’: How California lawmakers are governing from home

by Laurel Rosenhall and CalMatters staff April 6, 2020April 8, 2020

Foster parent Andrew Simmons, of Ramona, CA, has the initials of all six of his adopted children on his arm

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California stopped charging parents for kids’ incarceration. So why are some still stuck owing thousands of dollars?

by Jackie Botts February 10, 2020June 23, 2020