Sacramento

November 2023

As Storms Arrive in California, Reservoirs Are in Good Shape. But the Water Forecast Is Murky

Many Latino Californians Aren’t Voting. Can U.S. Senate Candidates Motivate Them?

California State Scientists Strike, Demand Equal Pay

The Pride Flag Is Gone. Library Books Are Under Review. It’s a New Era of Backlash Politics in California

CHP Officers Get Biggest Raise in 20 Years — It’s Almost Double What Newsom Gave Other Unions

Former Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

Understanding California’s College Students’ Protests Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Community College Enrollment Plummeted During the Pandemic. Here’s One Reason Why It’s Now Turning Around

Minimum Wage Hike for California Health Workers Will Cost Billions. Workers Say They Need It

In Surprise Announcement, Jim Wood Says He Will Not Seek Re-election to California Assembly

Recognizing Fake News Now a Required Subject in California Schools

Though Critical to the Economy, California’s Young Workers Toil in Low-Wage Work

‘Prompt Action’ on Fire Insurance Has Yet to Help California Homeowners

California Wants Every High School Senior to Apply for Student Financial Aid. Will a Federal Delay Slow Efforts?

One Third of Homeless Veterans Live in California. Here’s Newsom’s New Approach to Help Them

How College Admissions Are Changing After the End of Affirmative Action

October 2023

The Need for Student Services at Community Colleges Has Changed Dramatically Since the 1960s. Has State Law Kept Up?

Unemployment Insurance: California’s ‘Urgent’ $20 Billion Problem

If the State Cannot Afford to Expand the Cal Grant Program, Key Trade-Offs Loom

Newsom’s Visit Underscores Electric Car Reality: China Holds the Keys to Battery Industry

Two State Agencies Ground Cruise Driverless Cars for Public Safety

California Colleges Miss the Deadline to Offer Student Parents Priority Registration

Laphonza Butler Skips the U.S. Senate Race: What You Need to Know

Why Tiny Homes Will Remain Part of California’s Homelessness Equation for Years

California Republicans Buy Into ‘Ballot Harvesting’

Once Hailed as a Drought Fix, California Moves to Restrict Synthetic Turf Over Health Concerns

‘Another Attempt to Industrialize the Coast’: California’s Central Coast Residents Work to Stop — or at Least Slow Down — Offshore Wind

California Mental Health Agency on the Hot Seat as Lawmakers Review ‘Groundbreaking’ Law

‘A Massive Enterprise’: California’s Offshore Wind Farms Are on a Fast Track

Families Fume Over Newsom’s Veto of Children’s Hearing Aid Bill, Call His Plan ‘A Nightmare’

Gavin Newsom Is Working to Lower the Cost of Insulin. Why Did He Veto a Cap on Copays?

Why California Politicians Will Keep Drawing Their Own Election Districts

Gavin Newsom Signs New Law in ‘Overhaul’ of Mental Health System. It Changes Decades of Practice

Labor Forged Laphonza Butler. Could Unions ‘Sling-Shot’ Her Senate Bid?

As Rooftop Solar Debate Flares, Builders, Landlords and Renter Advocates Are Taking Sides

Is California’s COVID-era Rent Relief Program Running Out of Money?

Making Water Conservation a ‘California Way of Life’: Controversial State Rules Could Cost $13 Billion

Cal State Student Workers Get the OK to Hold a Union Vote

Beyond Crayons and Circle Time: What California Transitional Kindergarten Needs to Succeed

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.


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