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California should solve state’s recycling problems, not cause new ones

by Guest Commentary December 28, 2020December 23, 2020

California must urgently address the deficiencies in our recycling capabilities and help stimulate market demand for recycled materials.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks during a news conference on Jan. 28, 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento. Padilla has been named Newsom's pick for U.S. Senate. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Five things to know about California’s new U.S. senator, Alex Padilla

by Ben Christopher December 22, 2020January 18, 2021

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

More high-dollar ballot measures in 2022

by Dan Walters November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Special interests that are thwarted in the California Capitol attempt an end-run around new laws they don't like: ask the voters to overrule lawmakers. Image via iStock

Voters help big business override California lawmakers

by Laurel Rosenhall November 4, 2020November 9, 2020

Workers sort through plastic items on a conveyor belt at greenwaste recycling facility in San Jose

Legislature narrowly rejects nation’s toughest restrictions on plastics

by Rachel Becker September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Environment, Inside the Capitol, Politics

California’s war on plastic pollution targets tiny hotel toiletries

by Elizabeth Castillo April 22, 2019June 23, 2020