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A sign attached to a restaurant door in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland alerts customers that it will remain closed during the ‘shelter in place’ mandated for six Bay Area counties on March 16, 2020.

Newsom suggests Bay Area’s “shelter in place” statewide

by Emily Hoeven March 17, 2020March 18, 2020

Bay Area counties “shelter in place” as coronavirus cases grow and state agencies respond at every level to try to contain impact.

Like a bullhorn, hundreds of millions of campaign dollars are amplifying the message from key industries to California voters.

Politicians skirt disclosure law + Oil plays big in legislative races + Campaign money’s outsized influence

by Dan Morain February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Many low-income Californians don’t use credit cards. Should stores be required to accept cash?

by Jackie Botts February 13, 2020February 27, 2020

Taxes, guns, endangered species, and sex

by Dan Morain August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

A woman sleeps in a doorway in downtown Sacramento, near the state Capitol where lawmakers are negotiating over how to spend homeless funds. Photo by Dan Morain for CALmatters

Lawmakers—cutting big checks to combat the housing crisis—fight over who gets the money

by Matt Levin June 24, 2019June 23, 2020

Expanding California’s earned income tax credit is a smart investment in working families

by Guest Commentary April 7, 2019

My turn: Protecting clean car standards is a moral, health and economic imperative

by Guest Commentary February 17, 2019

A Mutual Housing community at Spring Lake in Woodland, Calif. Photo courtesy of Mutual Housing California

My turn: We must shelter the people the ‘free market’ leaves behind

by Guest Commentary January 22, 2019

More apartments would go up near transit under a bill that its sponsor says is vital to helping California meet its ambitious housing goals. Photo via Creative Commons.

My turn: Don’t blame environmental law for California’s housing crisis

by Guest Commentary January 15, 2019