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The San Ardo Oil Field lies along Highway 101 north of Paso Robles in Central California. Photo by Vicki Haddock for CalMatters

An attempt to expand mental health care, stepping back from an oil tax, and feeding Stockton

by Dan Morain January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Legislation would expand mental health care. Democrats drop oil tax plan. Alice Waters brings Edible Schoolyard Project to Stockton.

An oil derrick in Bakersfield, Kern County.

Newsom’s new homelessness proposal, Democrats’ oil tax idea, and why people leave California

by Dan Morain January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Lawmakers get to it as tight — and politically awkward — deadlines loom

by Laurel Rosenhall January 7, 2020January 6, 2020

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The border, the next wildfire, oil and water

by Dan Morain February 12, 2019