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Lawmakers on the Assembly floor on Jan. 31, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Succession: How California lawmakers play the election game

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

In a year of unprecedented turnover in the California Legislature, several lawmakers are trying to bequeath their seats to relatives and staff members. Critics say they’re trying to game the system.

Detainees wait in a cell for an appearance in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento on Nov. 1, 2016. Even before the pandemic, California courts struggled to dispose of cases in a timely fashion for myriad reasons, and just how to just how to address the systemic issue remains unclear. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inJustice

Can California fix long waits in jail? These bills may help

by Robert Lewis April 13, 2021August 20, 2021
Los detenidos esperan en una celda para comparecer ante el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Sacramento en Sacramento el 1 de noviembre de 2016. Incluso antes de la pandemia, los tribunales de California lucharon para resolver los casos de manera oportuna por innumerables razones. Una investigación de CalMatters reveló largas esperas en la cárcel. Foto de Rich Pedroncelli, AP Foto
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Puede California arreglar largas esperas en la cárcel? Estos proyectos de ley pueden ayudar

Avatar photo by Robert Lewis and CalMatters April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California legislators should start paying Capitol interns: report

by Laurence Du Sault February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
Foto vía iStock
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Los legisladores de California deberían comenzar a pagar a los pasantes del Capitolio: informe

Avatar photo by Laurence Du Sault and CalMatters February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
Sen. Scott Wilk reacts after mouthing the F-word Friday morning during the senate floor session. Image via Senate livestream
Posted inPolitics

Unmasked: Tempers flare and patience frays as California lawmakers hit viral end of session

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher August 31, 2020August 20, 2021
Posted inCommentary, Economy

Service tax proposal is a veiled tax increase

by Guest Commentary May 24, 2019
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Those DMV snafus, lead paint decision and cancer rates

Avatar photo by Dan Morain October 16, 2018
A homeless man on the street in San Francisco. Conservatorship law complicates treatment for mentally ill homeless Californians.
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Work undone, deals unraveled

Avatar photo by Dan Morain August 30, 2018
Wildfires burned across Sonoma County is October 2017. Now, legislators in California's Capitol will determine wildfire liability. | Photo by Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Can PG&E avoid bankruptcy? Climate change impact

Avatar photo by Dan Morain August 28, 2018

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