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Ibarra CALMATTERS EVENTS Fall Lineup Register to attend our newly scheduled live journalism events Learn more→ ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers by Rachel Becker California Divide More secure EBT cards are coming to California. Here’s when they’ll go out by Jeanne Kuang Elections Thousands in California’s jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won’t by Sameea Kamal Higher Education Will the same protest policies yield a different response from campus leaders at the University of California? by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Matthew Reagan Project Spotlight Tracking California’s wildfires This daily dashboard traces active wildfires, with historical context showing how they’ve become more common and destructive. California Voices California Voices: A conversation with first-time voters CalMatters asked a mix of new voters to write essays about why they were voting this year. CalMatters Explains Reparations Wildfires Housing Costs Homelessness Budget Whiplash Minimum Wage Abortion Access Gun control See all explainers CalMatters en Español Las políticas públicas y las leyes de California, explicadas. Aprende Más “CalMatters sets a high bar, offering dedicated coverage and expert reporters that ask tough questions and hold our leaders responsible.” Maricela, Montrose Featured CalMatters Member Members make our mission possible. Donate ENVIRONMENT ‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach PROJECT SPOTLIGHT ‘A massive enterprise’: California’s offshore wind farms are on a fast track by Julie Cart More extreme heat + more people = danger in these California cities. ‘Will it get as hot as Death Valley?’ by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Arfa Momin Legislature delays oil well monitoring by more than 3 years, restores funding by Julie Cart Californians to face steep fines for violating water orders under new legislation by Rachel Becker A stunt or first step? Inside California’s last-minute effort to cut electric bills and streamline clean energy by Alejandro Lazo, Julie Cart and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde California emergency alerts warn you about fires and extreme weather. How to sign up in your county by Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett California hits milestones toward 100% clean energy — but has a long way to go by Alejandro Lazo Explainer 2024 California wildfires explained Commentary California has enough debt. It doesn’t need $10 billion more for a climate bond California voters will soon decide whether the state should authorize a $10 billion bond to help respond to climate change. The state’s highest-ranking Republican legislator argues California can’t afford the additional debt, especially for a questionable list of projects and programs. 2024 ELECTIONS ‘Mess’ and ‘destruction’: Fact-checking Trump’s attacks on California and Kamala Harris by Yue Stella Yu CalMatters kicks off VotingMatters 2024 in Eureka by Dan Hu ‘Steam engine’ or cautionary tale? Experts weigh in on AI role in California elections by Yue Stella Yu How will California health care change under Trump or Harris? Here’s what their records show by Ana B. Ibarra From inmate release to immigrant home-buying aid, California bills spur end-of-session fireworks by Sameea Kamal Kamala Harris vows to unite America, as California Democrats look to flip the House by Sameea Kamal PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Here’s your 2024 California voter guide by CalMatters Project spotlight ‘Automatic’ registration would boost California’s voter rolls. What’s the downside? by Sameea Kamal CAPITOL Which of these 2024 California bills will Gavin Newsom sign into law? by CalMatters PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Digital Democracy Learn more about your lawmakers Project 2025 to California: Report abortion data or lose billions in Medicaid by Monique O. Madan CalMatters sues LA homeless authority to obtain secret shelter records by Lauren Hepler What California lawmakers did to regulate artificial intelligence by Khari Johnson Cashing in? A California tribe bought campaign ads for lawmaker who cast key gambling vote by Ryan Sabalow California lawmakers want to ban anti-union meetings at work, but will Newsom go along? by Jeanne Kuang Job killer or neighborhood protector? Proposed warehouse rules divide Inland Empire by Deborah Brennan Gavin Newsom calls special session on gas prices by Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff California Democrats strike back against local conservative rebellions on LGBTQ rights, abortion Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom may regret pledges to Black Californians Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promises to Black Californians about filling U.S. Senate seat and providing reparations for the lingering effects of slavery might be harder to fulfill than he originally thought. Insurance looms as California Legislature nears end of session There are just a few days remaining in the 2023 session of the California Legislature and it has nearly 1,000 bills still to process – and perhaps some late-blooming measures not yet drafted. HOUSING Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’ by Ben Christopher Why the California housing market is so expensive in 2024 by Ben Christopher, Manuela Tobias and Matt Levin Explainer California’s homelessness crisis — and possible solutions — explained by Matt Levin, Jackie Botts, Manuela Tobias and Marisa Kendall No sleeping bags, keep moving: California cities increase crackdown on homeless encampments by Marisa Kendall Commentary If California won’t back affordable housing funding, well, you get what you pay for California faces twin crises of homelessness and affordability, yet state leaders approved budget cuts and killed a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond. You can’t solve the housing crisis on the cheap. Exclusive: California’s homeless population grew again this year, especially in these counties by Marisa Kendall More affordable housing funds could come with new labor requirements by Ben Christopher Push to build more homes on California coast stifled after lawmakers derail housing bills by Ben Christopher Bond voyage: Supporters yank California’s largest-ever affordable housing measure by Ben Christopher Report blasts LA for criminalizing homelessness by Marisa Kendall Billions more for California housing? Why some construction unions aren’t sold yet by Ben Christopher ‘We gotta be somewhere’: Homeless Californians react to Newsom’s crackdown by Marisa Kendall EDUCATION K-12 EDUCATION California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes. by Khari Johnson Higher Ed Broken trust: Cal State is mending how it handles sexual discrimination cases by Elizabeth Wilson California schools release a blizzard of data, and that’s why parents can’t make sense of it by Carolyn Jones Commentary Why every California student should have access to ‘gifted’ classes at school California’s so-called Gifted and Talented Education program can be socially limiting and psychologically hurtful for students. Excluding students on standard or remedial tracks from these courses can equally cap their potential. Project Spotlight How California channeled money to for-profit schools — while they were under investigation California college students want more online courses, but can they catch up to in-class peers? by Briana Mendez-Padilla and Adam Echelman Should California community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing? Universities say no by Mikhail Zinshteyn California may ban legacy admissions at colleges. The end of affirmative action is a reason why by Mikhail Zinshteyn When should police be involved at school? A California bill would let teachers make the call by Jenna Peterson CALIFORNIA DIVIDE A statewide media collaboration to raise awareness about poverty and income inequality through in-depth journalism and community outreach. Sign up for the Inequality Insights newsletter. Wage theft whack-a-mole: California workers win judgments against bosses but still don’t get paid Explainer Your guide to California’s minimum wage: Getting by in an expensive state by Liliana Michelena and Adam Ashton Californians will vote on a $18 minimum wage. Workers already want $25 and more Commentary California foster youth and COVID orphans gaining a sense of hope from trust fund program A California program providing trust funds, or “baby bonds,” for foster youth and COVID orphans is giving traumatized young people a chance to pursue their dreams just like everyone else. Reparations supporters plot comeback after bitter defeat in California Legislature by Wendy Fry Public private coalition, seeking to promote equity, creates opportunities for small and minority-owned Californian businesses by Alisha Green Semiconductor industry seeks apprentices to meet the rising need for workers by Alisha Green Two historic California reparations bills stall out — sparing Newsom a tough political call by Wendy Fry, Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal Newsom’s hands-on approach to crime in California cities gains critics in Oakland by Felicia Mello California law helps tribes keep kids out of foster care. A new court ruling strengthens their hand by Shaanth Nanguneri JUSTICE As California closes prisons, the cost of locking someone up hits new record at $132,860 by Kristen Hwang and Nigel Duara This California town was already dying. Then the state moved to close its prison by Nigel Duara Commentary If California opts for smaller changes to prisons, rehabilitation must remain a priority Instead of closing prisons to help close a budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to close 46 total housing blocks. The cost of housing inmates… Are California prisons stiffing inmates on $200 release payments? Lawsuit says they are by Cayla Mihalovich Hate crimes rise against Indian Americans in California, deepening a divide between Hindus and Sikhs by Shaanth Nanguneri CHP officers land a $500 million contract as Gov. Gavin Newsom races to fill vacancies by Nigel Duara Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties by Nigel Duara A Sikh lawmaker wrote a bill to protect immigrant activists. Could a fight over caste derail it? by Shaanth Nanguneri ‘Stinging barbs’: California high court allows lawsuit over single use of N word in SF DA office by Shaanth Nanguneri HEALTH They delivered 5,600 babies. They blame California rules for putting them out of business by Kristen Hwang PROJECT SPOTLIGHT Vast stretches of California lose maternity care as dozens of hospitals shut labor wards by Ana B. Ibarra, Kristen Hwang and Erica Yee The doctor who shaped Gavin Newsom’s COVID response is stepping down by Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang Health insurer hit with California’s largest-ever penalty over gender-affirming care denials by Shaanth Nanguneri These middlemen say they keep drug prices low. California lawmakers don’t buy it by Kristen Hwang Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills by Ryan Sabalow and Jocelyn Wiener Millions of Californians have medical debt. It wouldn’t hurt your credit under proposed rules by Ana B. Ibarra Kamala Harris put abortion at the center of the election. What her California record shows by Kristen Hwang Big California health care businesses win exemptions from proposed hedge fund rules by Kristen Hwang Explainer Health care in California: How the state made almost everyone eligible for coverage Commentary Warehouse regulation bill attracts strange bedfellows in support and opposition Culminating years of debate over the environmental impacts of Southern California’s massive array of warehouses, the Legislature has passed a bill regulating future construction. CALIFORNIA VOICES California Voices: First-time Voters Guest Commentary For Californians with immigrant parents, voting becomes a sacred privilege Barriers to voting disproportionately impact marginalized members of California’s communities. Voting is a privilege, and one that people with access should exercise. As a new citizen, I’m voting in California to honor the community that shaped me As a DACA recipient in San Diego completed her citizenship ceremony, she thought of “the community that poured into the cup of this once-undocumented Mexican girl with big dreams.” We want to hear from you! Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? You can find our submission guidelines here. For questions, please email commentary@calmatters.org DAN WALTERS California’s dysfunctional ‘dashboard’ of school ratings finally gets a well-deserved beatdown Years ago, California education officials adopted a “dashboard” to inform the public about what was happening in public schools, but it was never very useful and now faces withering criticism. ECONOMY California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it by Levi Sumagaysay California’s big AI regulation bill is headed to Gavin Newsom by Khari Johnson Why Riverside County? California lawmakers want to make the Inland Empire an EV manufacturing hub by Deborah Brennan California tried to make Google pay news outlets. The company cut a deal that includes funding AI by Jeanne Kuang Taxpayers cover tuition at California’s for-profit schools. The results? Low-wage, high-turnover jobs by Adam Echelman More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them by Carolyn Jones and Khari Johnson Explainer Your guide to California’s minimum wage: Getting by in an expensive state Commentary California’s water workforce is aging. Promoting the next generation of workers is essential A career building and maintaining California’s water infrastructure might be unglamorous but it’s an essential and well-paying field as the state faces a looming shortage. EXPLAINERS Explore CalMatters’ explainer “card decks” to discover the data-driven context you need to make sense of big issues confronting California. View all explainers How California created the nation’s easiest abortion access — and then went further 2024 California wildfires explained by Julie Cart 2024 California wildfires explained by Julie Cart Your guide to California’s minimum wage: Getting by in an expensive state by Liliana Michelena and Adam Ashton California is the first state to tackle reparations for Black residents. What that really means by Wendy Fry, Erica Yee and Rya Jetha California’s budget whiplash: From a record-setting surplus to a massive shortfall in one year by John Osborn D'Agostino and Jeremia Kimelman COLLEGE BEAT They conquered gloom and Zoom: 2024 college grads on what comes next by Li Khan, Haydee Barahona, Briana Mendez-Padilla, Christina Chkarboul and Elizabeth Wilson June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 More Coverage California boosts spending to help students earn math and science degrees by Li Khan Raising kids in California? They may have college savings accounts you don’t know about. by Jacqueline Munis Hispanic Serving Institutions rely on federal funding to support Latino students. What happens when the money ends? by Haydee Barahona Hundreds arrested and suspended: How California colleges are disciplining faculty and students over protests by Christopher Buchanan, Christina Chkarboul, Atmika Iyer, Briana Mendez-Padilla, Jacqueline Munis, Jada Portillo, Hugo Rios, Elizabeth Wilson, Amelia Wu and Mikhail Zinshteyn About College Beat College Beat is produced by the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. Ask CJN: Nursing school admission woes by Megan Tagami WHATMATTERS NEWSLETTER Follow the latest news on your California government, delivered to your inbox weekday mornings Subscribe to the WhatMatters newsletter Our team closely follows what’s happening in California, from homelessness and drought to wildfires and public education. Sign up for our newsletters to get the critical context you need to understand the problems we face and the possible solutions that could lead to a better California for all. Subscribe to CalMatters’ newsletters UC tells campuses to control student protests I’m CalMatters higher education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn, and I’m subbing for Lynn. If a rule isn’t followed in the forest and no one was there to enforce it, was it… by Lynn La September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 More of WhatMatters California cities crack down on homeless encampments September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 California fast food restaurants strike back September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Harris and Trump debate lots of issues — but not California September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 California homeless count is up 8% from 2022 September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 California’s key COVID and health advisor to step down September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 CALMATTERS EN ESPAÑOL ¿Están las cárceles de California estafando a los reclusos con pagos de liberación de 200 dólares? Una demanda asegura que sí by Cayla Mihalovich Ciudades de California intensifican la represión contra los campamentos de personas sin hogar by Marisa Kendall Las amenazas por incendios forestales en el Inland Empire arrojan luz sobre la crisis de los seguros de vivienda by Deborah Brennan El impacto del Proyecto 2025 en California: Deberán reportar datos sobre abortos o perder miles de millones en Medicaid by Monique O. 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