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Student housing crisis almost ruined my life

by Guest Commentary April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

I am a student at UC Davis, and even though I worked as hard as I could to pay for housing, I was at risk of homelessness.

Blanca Esthela Trejo has foregone treatment for lingering pain caused by COVID-19 in order to prioritize paying rent on the apartment she shares with her family. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

How much is rent relief helping Californians?

by Manuela Tobias April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

A view of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek on April 22, 2021. Most of the park burned in 2020's CZU Complex wildfire. Photo by Max Whittaker courtesy of Save the Redwoods League

Battered, burned but alive: Time will heal park’s wounds, but it needs big money, too

by Julie Cart April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

Lifelong Oakland Athletics fan Kurt Samuels cheers for a young boy who caught a fly ball several rows away during the season opener against the Houston Astros at Oakland Coliseum on April 1, 2021. Major League Baseball opened for in-person games for the first time since October 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

A fresh start for California

by Emily Hoeven April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

"Simple. Secure. Trustworthy. Counted." A sign reads in Spanish encouraging voters to vote by mail Off I-5 on November 3, 2020. Photo by Clara Mokri for CalMatters

How election officials fought fiction with fact

by Freddy Brewster and Katie Licari December 2, 2020December 3, 2020

A firefighter hoses down a burning home to help stop the spread of the fire to nearby homes in the Skyhawk community as the Shady Fire burns in Santa Rosa, on Sept. 28, 2020. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

California Wildfires

California protects homeowners from having fire insurance dropped — again

by James Bikales November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Pressure mounts on Newsom for reopening plan

by Emily Hoeven August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

photo of San Francisco skyline, illustrating the pressures of the local housing crisis. Photo Stephanie Vacher/Creative Commons

Economy, Election 2018, Housing, Politics

Explore the fate of local housing measures across California with our interactive map

by Elizabeth Castillo and Matt Levin November 9, 2018June 23, 2020

Health, Politics

Legal spots to shoot up illegal drugs? Why California may OK them

by Laurel Rosenhall July 26, 2017June 23, 2020