Sacramento

October 2023

California Could Soon Ban 4 Food Additives in Common Sweets. What to Know

Newsom Picks Laphonza Butler, Political Ally and Power Player, to Replace Feinstein

September 2023

With the Death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Who Will Newsom Appoint?

Gavin Newsom Signs Law Boosting Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers. Is $20 Enough?

She Lost Her Financial Aid While Homeless. A Bill on Newsom’s Desk Could Help Students Like Her

California Gunmakers Fear Their ‘Expiration Date’ in a State That Doesn’t Want Them

California Community College Enrollment Is Up, but One Group of Students Lags Behind

After Hot Labor Summer, Will Gavin Newsom Sign Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers?

Can This Plan Fix California’s Insurance Crisis? What You Need to Know

California Sues Crisis Pregnancy Centers Over ‘Abortion Pill Reversal’ Claims

He Doesn’t Know Who Flew Him to California. A Year Later, This Migrant’s Future Is Uncertain.

California Planned Parenthood Employees Unionize, Say They’re Overworked as Abortions Increase

How California Lawmakers Greenlit ‘Any Flavor of Affordable Housing You Could Possibly Want’

Thousands of Californians Are Losing Medi-Cal Every Month. What to Do if You Lose Coverage

Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Is Going to Voters. Here’s What You Need to Know

California Lawmakers Failed to Fix the Insurance Market. So What Comes Next?

Lawmakers Strike $106 Million Deal for Hydrogen Cars, Trucks

Tuition Hike of 34% Across Five Years Coming to California State University

From Films to Counseling — How California Is Spending $90 Million to Fight Hate

To Sweep Homeless Camps, California Cities Say They Offer Shelter. What That Really Means Is Up for Debate

A Plan to Guarantee Community College Transfer to California’s Public Universities Died. Now It’s Back

Last-Minute Deal: Wage Hike for Fast Food Workers, No Ballot Measure in 2024

Which Bills Will Gavin Newsom Sign Into New California Laws?

California Pushing Back on School Book Bans

Tik Tok Ban on Government Phones Won’t Happen in California This Year

California Scales Back Electric Car Rebates to Focus on Lower-Income Car Buyers

California’s Wildfire Smoke and Climate Change: 4 Things to Know

California COVID Cases Are Increasing, Again. Here’s the Latest on Boosters and More

August 2023

The World’s Largest Dam Demolition Has Begun. Can the Dammed Klamath River Finally Find Salvation?

Psychedelics Have 3 Paths to Going Mainstream in California. Here’s What You Need to Know

As Culture Wars Escalate, California Officials Push Back on School Board Policies

Mike McGuire Will be the Next Leader of the California Senate, Under New Deal Announced Today

Families Have High Hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers Want to Lower Expectations

Why a Colorado Ambulance Company Wants to Limit California Taxes

California Boards Want to Keep Pandemic Rules for Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad for Democracy

As Another Housing Project Stalls, California Lawmakers Call For Sweeping Changes to CEQA

California Police Body Camera Footage Can’t Take the Place of Witness Testimony, Court Rules

Why Cal State Is Pushing Back on Community Colleges’ Plans to Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

Goodbye Hotdogs, Hello Vegan Masala: California’s School Lunches Are Going Gourmet

California Water Agency Under Investigation for Discriminating Against Tribes, People of Color

Record Numbers of People Have Died in California Jails. Now Lawmakers Could Crack Down

Making Borrowing Easier: Amendment to State Constitution Could Unlock Billions of Dollars for California Housing

California Prisons Have a Drug Problem. A Strip Search Policy Takes Aim at Visitors

How Many Cal State Employees Are Accused of Sexual Harassment? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know

Waiting Game: Asylum Seekers at California Border at More Risk During Court Fight

California Could Borrow a Record-Breaking $35 Billion to Tackle the Housing Crisis. Will Voters Go Along?

Don’t Call It ‘Toilet to Tap’ — California Plans to Turn Sewage Into Drinking Water

Some of California’s Best-Paid Public Employees Say They’re Ready to Strike

Medical Cannabis Paved the Way for Legalization in California. Now Patients Feel Left Behind

July 2023

California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs


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