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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
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Will Newsom appoint an Asian attorney general?
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, March 18. Surge in anti-Asian hate Pressure is mounting on Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint an Asian American or Pacific Islander attorney general amid a surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence, including Tuesday shootings in Atlanta in which a man killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian […]
By • March 18, 2021
A sea of homes are photographed from Bayview Park in San Francisco, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
California Divide
Small landlords left struggling when renters stop paying
Economists say small property owners have been uniquely pinched by the pandemic as renters move out or stop paying. Despite a federally mandated mortgage forbearance and $2.6 billion in rental relief from the state, some landlords who slip through the cracks wonder how much longer they can absorb the costs.
By • March 17, 2021
Un mar de casas son fotografiadas desde Bayview Park en San Francisco, el martes 9 de marzo de 2021. La ciudad vio disminuciones en los alquileres, lo que dejó a algunos propietarios con dificultades para hacer su hipoteca. Foto de David Rodrigues, The Salinas Californian
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Los pequeños propietarios tienen dificultades cuando los inquilinos dejan de pagar
Los economistas dicen que los propietarios de pequeñas propiedades se han visto especialmente afectados por la pandemia a medida que los inquilinos se mudan o dejan de pagar. A pesar de una indulgencia hipotecaria exigida por el gobierno federal y $2.6 mil millones en alivio de alquiler del estado, algunos propietarios que se escapan de las grietas se preguntan cuánto tiempo más pueden absorber los costos.
By and • March 17, 2021
Masked children running along a school building. Some of the states biggest districts are making plans to offer free schooling options through the summer — in part to help kids catch up. Image via iStock
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Summer school likely for thousands of kids: SF and San Diego make plans
Two of the state’s largest districts have unveiled plans for multimillion-dollar summer school programs, signaling this could be one of California’s main strategies to address a year of learning loss during the pandemic. San Francisco Unified announced a $50 million initiative Wednesday to offer in-person classes, summer camps and child care to all 52,000 K-12 […]
By • March 11, 2021
Second-grader Quinn Stevens, 7, carries a sign during a rally to reopen publish schools for in-person instruction at Astro Park in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2021. “I miss my friends,” said Quinn on why she wants to return to the classroom. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
WhatMatters
Will new school reopening plan work?
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, March 2. Third time’s the charm? The school reopening deal Gov. Gavin Newsom and top lawmakers unveiled Monday stops short of requiring campuses to reopen — raising questions about whether it will actually accelerate students’ return to the classroom. The $6.6 billion proposal would incentivize schools to bring their youngest […]
By • March 2, 2021

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