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Sen. Catherine Blakespear of the California Legislature. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Posted inCapitol

California lawmaker opens legal fund over Facebook feud

Avatar photo by Alexei Koseff May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Sen. Catherine Blakespear appears to be the only member of the California Legislature who has a legal defense fund. She is using it to cover bills from a lawsuit from the time she was Encinitas mayor.

Amy and her adopted children inside their home in Pine Valley on Apr. 1, 2023. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California child welfare agencies under fire for pocketing foster kids’ Social Security money

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang April 5, 2023April 5, 2023
Kristina Tanner at the Sacramento State campus on June 29, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California counties siphon Social Security benefits from some foster kids

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang July 22, 2022July 27, 2022
Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock
Posted inJustice

Carrots but no stick: Participation in California drug courts has plummeted

Avatar photo by Nigel Duara July 5, 2022July 7, 2022
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
Posted inEnvironment

A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant

by Rachel Becker May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
George Bailey Detention Center in Otay Mesa, San Diego. Photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Posted inWhatMatters

Audit: Inmates’ lives at risk under California law

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
Posted inCalMatters en Español

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Charlotte West July 15, 2021July 15, 2021
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo 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
Posted inEnvironment

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
Posted inHigher Education

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

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

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