Homelessness
A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.
San Mateo County
Justice
She goes to police calls in a Prius. It’s part of new approach to mental health emergencies
San Mateo adopted a new approach to mental health 911 calls by pairing police with mental health clinicians. Researchers found that it reduced the number of future mental health emergency calls and involuntary psychiatric holds by roughly 17%.
Justice
For the first time, a California county removed its sheriff over misconduct allegations
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus after allegations of nepotism in her office. It's a rare event in California history in part because sheriffs are elected officials.
Justice
California sheriffs and DAs are getting a rare political perk — 6-year terms
The San Mateo County sheriff is in hot water and facing removal. If she hangs on, she'll benefit from a little-noticed California law that changed the dates of local elections.
Commentary
San Mateo County lawsuit exposes California’s penchant for state budgeting tricks
The tools and tricks employed to close California's budget deficits come from an inventory of techniques developed over decades. A recent lawsuit spotlighted a strategy used in 2004.
California Divide
$500 a month without strings: Bay Area’s latest guaranteed income program
Lea este artículo en español. South San Francisco this month sent out the first $500 monthly checks to around 150 low-income families to spend however they see fit. South San Francisco is the latest Bay Area city to launch a guaranteed income pilot program – in which participants receive monthly cash payments with no strings attached – […]
CalMatters en Español
Newsom insta a todos los californianos a reducir el uso de agua en un 15%
En resumen La sequía extrema ahora afecta al 85% de California, por lo que el gobernador está buscando una acción voluntaria. Newsom expandió la emergencia por sequía a nueve condados más, principalmente a lo largo de la Costa Central y en el Área de la Bahía. Read this article in English. A medida que la sequía extrema […]
Environment
Newsom urges all Californians to cut water use by 15%
Extreme drought now grips 85% of California so the governor is seeking voluntary action. Newsom expanded the drought emergency to nine more counties, mostly along the Central Coast and in the Bay Area.
Higher Education
How some college counselors are fighting back against pandemic-induced enrollment decline
Thousands of California high school graduates didn’t go to college last year due to the pandemic. The drop, which mostly affected community colleges, might be temporary, but it showed the need to provide more support for students going from high school to college. A new counseling program in Riverside County aims to do just that.
Environment
Air board tells San Joaquin Valley growers to phase out burns by 2025
Valley residents have waited more than a decade for the end of burns at vineyards and groves that spew smoke. Several board members pushed for quicker action, but the board voted to grant four more years.