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In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon pick California's wildest housing story of 2022: How a California town almost used mountain lions to sidestep a new housing law.

Economic warning signs are mounting in California — foreshadowing potentially tough budget decisions for the state officials and policymakers who emerge victorious from the Nov. 8 election. One particularly eye-popping statistic: Just nine companies headquartered in the Golden State went public in the first three quarters of 2022, compared to 81 during the same period […]

Science and technology leaders are raising several issues that over time could pose problems for California’s technology leadership.

Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a key union backer in the California Legislature, will step down to take over the California Labor Federation.

California lawmakers OK funding programs to guarantee some people — especially foster youth and pregnant women — an income floor.

California continues to be the most vibrant and exciting place in the world to do business; here are a few indicators.

Although California has an eviction moratorium in place, saving millions from losing their homes, this protection ends in June.

Aunque California tiene una moratoria de desalojo, que evita que millones de personas pierdan sus hogares, esta protección termina en junio.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 5. CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher here, filling in for Emily Hoeven. Emily will be back next week. Rife with indecision and inconsistencies As California nursing homes slowly recover from the COVID-19 siege that killed thousands, the role of state regulators in protecting the frail and elderly has come […]

The state’s unemployment agency has signed $236 million in private contracts as jobless workers await benefits. EDD says it needs the outside help.