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WEE1 Tactical claims their JR-15 .22 caliber long rifle is 20% smaller than a traditional AR-15. Screenshot via YouTube

Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids

by Nigel Duara May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.

A wreath rests at a vigil ceremony commemorating the one year anniversary of the VTA shooting at the transit agency’s Guadalupe Yard in San Jose on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?

by Ben Christopher May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Students walks through the Meriam Library courtyard at Chico State University on February 12, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California lawmakers tout big college spending, but key items get zero dollars this year

by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, flanked by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, left, and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, right, applauds during his first State of the State address at the Capitol on Feb. 12, 2019. The three leaders announced a budget deal. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Five things to know about Newsom’s budget deal with Legislature

by Laurel Rosenhall, Sameea Kamal and Manuela Tobias June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

Legislative budget leaders announced a deal on Tuesday. Image via iStock

Four things to know about the California budget deal

by Laurel Rosenhall June 2, 2021June 3, 2021

Los líderes del presupuesto legislativo anunciaron un acuerdo el martes. Imagen a través de iStock

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Cuatro cosas que debe saber sobre el acuerdo presupuestario de California

by Laurel Rosenhall June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

An encampment along East 12th Street and Lake Merritt Boulevard in Oakland on Sept. 15, 2020. Gov. Newsom just announced a $12 billion package expanding on pandemic emergency responses to help end homelessness. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Can Newsom build on pandemic lessons to end homelessness?

by Manuela Tobias May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

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Gun violence researchers need data to find solutions

by Guest Commentary April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Gov. Newsom and legislators have lots of money to spend, few strings attached

by Ben Christopher March 24, 2021March 23, 2021

TK student Jake Schuman, 5, holds up a sign during a rally to reopen schools at Astro Park in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom, lawmakers unveil plan to push some schools to reopen by April 1

by Ricardo Cano, Laurel Rosenhall and Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 2021