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Tag: Legislative Analyst

Demonstrators calling for $15 an hour and a union protest at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. According to a recent report, California's economic divide has grown wider during the pandemic. Photo by Richard Vogel
Posted inWhatMatters

Governor’s panel: State should help workers unionize, raise wages

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Electric cars at Niello BMW dealership in Sacramento on September 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

Audit slams state air board for ‘overstating’ greenhouse gas cuts

Avatar by Rachel Becker February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
The Valero Wilmington Refinery in Long Beach on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

California to review carbon trading program as part of climate roadmap

Avatar by Rachel Becker February 16, 2021February 16, 2021
Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Challenges ahead for new vaccine system

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
Harvest Rock Church at Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena. Photo by Bobak Ha'Eri via Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom loses biggest court battle yet

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
California expects a surprising windfall even amid the pandemic, but the long-term prospects are more bleak. A scale shows a map of California on one side and money on the other. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock
Posted inEconomy

Not dire, for now: California expects $26 billion windfall despite pandemic

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall November 18, 2020November 19, 2020
First responders at a Kaiser emergency room 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
Posted inWhatMatters

CA only using 32% of ventilators

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven April 10, 2020April 10, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Ben Carson bonds with Garcetti + Sanders scorches PG&E + Sac Bee’s tough day

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 14, 2020February 14, 2020
Water level will rise in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco and will affect the popular lunch spot, Mission Rock Resort
Posted inEnvironment

Without urgent action, California’s sea-level rise a threat to housing, economy, report says

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo December 10, 2019March 17, 2020
Income taxes are 70 percent of California's general-fund revenue. Image via Flickr
Posted inCommentary, Economy, My Turn, Prop 13

California has a huge surplus. So why are legislators still trying to raise taxes?

Avatar by Guest Commentary May 28, 2019

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