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Los Angeles is ready for single-family zoning reform

by Guest Commentary November 13, 2020November 11, 2020

Legalizing duplexes, triplexes and quads in single-family neighborhoods seemed revolutionary a few years ago, but the political landscape has shifted.

Drivers line up to drop off ballots outside of Alameda County courthouse on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Prepared for the worst, California’s election went OK

by Lewis Griswold and Michael Lozano November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

The remains of a burned home in Berryessa Highlands on Sept. 21, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Another record: Fires burn more than 4 million acres

by Emily Hoeven October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

‘Unaccompanied women’ experiencing homelessness in L.A. are being left behind

by Guest Commentary September 28, 2020September 25, 2020

A tent encampment in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles on August 7, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Los Angeles Women’s Center tackles female homelessness

by Jacqueline Garcia September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Francisco Tzul, a garment worker in Los Angeles, CA sits in The Garment Worker Center during his lunch break on Sept. 11,2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Bill’s defeat keeps undocumented garment workers in meager wages

by Nigel Duara September 14, 2020September 22, 2020

Earlier this week, the Legislature approved AB 826, which allows nonprofits, such as food banks, to distribute $600 prepaid grocery cards to each qualified adult regardless of immigration status. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Undocumented immigrants could qualify for $600 if Newsom signs pandemic assistance bill

by Jacqueline Garcia September 5, 2020September 5, 2020

Oil Tanker at the Port of Long Beach. Image via iStock

Shape up or ship out: California requires ships, trucks to eliminate thousands of tons of pollution

by Rachel Becker August 27, 2020August 29, 2020

A man walks past wooden boards and graffiti outside of the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland on July 26, 2020. Last night, protests in downtown Oakland in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when "agitators" among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers, according to authorities. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

Protests escalate across California

by Emily Hoeven July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

As California strains to contain a summertime surge in coronavirus cases, experts say thorough contact tracing is vital but increasingly difficult.

COVID contact tracers: Inside the work of California’s disease detectives

by Meredith Lackey July 23, 2020July 24, 2020