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Incoming sea water pipes at the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Carlsbad on June 22, 2021. The California Costal Commission is set to consider final approval for a desalination plan in Huntington Beach. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant

by Rachel Becker May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more than 20 years.

George Bailey Detention Center in Otay Mesa, San Diego. Photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Audit: Inmates’ lives at risk under California law

by Emily Hoeven February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

CalMatters en Español

California carece de datos sobre qué estudiantes de secundaria van a la universidad. Esto podría arreglar eso.

by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Charlotte West July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

California lacks timely data on which high schoolers go to college. This might fix that.

by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Charlotte West July 12, 2021July 15, 2021

The southern section of Stevens Creek Reservoir at Stevens Creek County Park in Cupertino on June 7, 2021. Photo by Nhat V. Meyer, Bay Area News Group

Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t

by Rachel Becker June 23, 2021August 20, 2021

Brian Cruz photographed at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District in San Jacinto on June 13, 2021. Photo by Nalani Hernandez-Melo for CalMatters

Higher Education

How some college counselors are fighting back against pandemic-induced enrollment decline

by Charlotte West and Angel Fabre June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

California's April unemployment rate indicates the paradox the state is confronting. Image via iStock

California’s unemployment paradox: openings and joblessness

by Emily Hoeven May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

Kathleen Bils in her San Diego home on May 1, 2021, a year after her son was killed by a sheriff’s deputy. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

Is California’s new police deadly force law making a difference?

by Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall May 11, 2021March 16, 2022

Assemblymember Rob Bonta announces the California Green New Deal Act at a press conference on opening day of the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 6, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Will Newsom appoint an Asian attorney general?

by Emily Hoeven March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

New school battle: What counts as ‘reopening’?

by Emily Hoeven March 17, 2021March 17, 2021