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Then-Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis during a debate sponsored by the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento on April 17, 2018. Photo by Steve Yeater/AP
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Inside Eleni Kounalakis’ whirlwind UN trip
What a week it’s been for Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. On Tuesday, she took the stage for two panels at the United Nations climate change conference alongside President Joe Biden’s national climate advisor, governors and business executives — just four days after Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his trip to Glasgow, Scotland and announced that […]
By • November 3, 2021
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Port backlogs sum up California’s COVID crisis
The extent to which California’s — and the country and world’s — challenges are interconnected was exemplified by President Joe Biden’s Wednesday announcement that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will move toward 24/7 operations to help unsnarl massive supply chain backlogs. Before the pandemic, usually just one cargo ship had to anchor […]
By • October 14, 2021
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A massive week for California
Good morning, California. It’s Monday, July 12. Pivotal deadlines This week is going to be a big one for California. Today, a judge is expected to issue a decision in the lawsuit Gov. Gavin Newsom brought against his own elections chief to be listed as a Democrat on the ballot for the Sept. 14 recall […]
By • July 12, 2021
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Cities crack down on homeless encampments
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 1. Pandemic’s unequal toll Today, thousands of California families could have been at risk of losing their homes had Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature not cobbled together a last-minute extension of the state’s eviction moratorium. But even with those protections in place, sheriff’s departments locked out at least […]
By • July 1, 2021
Sen. Steven Bradford, now a member of the state's reparations committee, listens to testimony during a Senate hearing in 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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California launches reparations task force
California kicked off a two-year study into how the state might compensate African Americans for slavery and its lingering effects on Tuesday, when a newly formed reparations committee met for the first time. The first-in-the-nation committee is the result of Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signing a bill authored by then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber, whom he […]
By • June 2, 2021
Two people hug near the scene of a mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose on May, 26, 2021. An employee opened fire Wednesday killing eight people before taking his own life. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group
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Public safety debate reignites
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, May 27. Surge in gun violence A Wednesday mass shooting at a San Jose rail yard that left nine people dead, including the gunman, has revived what seems to be an endless cycle: calls for immediate action that eventually peter out until the next crisis hits. President Joe Biden, condemning […]
By • May 27, 2021

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