Sacramento
June 2023
‘Godzilla Next Door’: How California Developers Gained New Leverage to Build More Homes
Taking a Pass on College? California Apprenticeships Offer Another Path
Welfare: As US Tightens Work Rules, California Considers Loosening Them
How Much More Gavin Newsom’s Tour Cost Taxpayers
California Bill Aims to Rein in High Security Deposits
May 2023
Gov. Newsom, Legislators May Soon End Education Grant Worth $2,500
Tax on Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb Could Fund California Affordable Housing
State Farm Won’t Sell New Home Insurance in California. Can the State Shore Up the Market?
U.S. Senate Hopefuls Sweet-Talk Democratic Faithful
California Democrats Sideline Gavin Newsom’s Plan to Build Big Things, Faster
California Lawmaker Opens Legal Fund Over Facebook Feud
New Report Says Cal State Has $1.5 Billion Funding Gap, Suggests Tuition Hikes
Firefighters’ Mental Health Is at Risk. A California Bill Could Help.
Newsom Changes Course, Now Wants More Student Housing Money Sooner
California Wants to Increase Pay for Some Medi-Cal Providers. How It Might Help Patients Access Care
How California Public Transit Is Pleading for State Aid
Gavin Newsom Wants to Make It Easier to Build Roads, Dams and More. What’s in His Plan?
Why the ‘Science of Reading’ May Be the Next Dyslexia Battleground
Legislative Survivor: Which Big California Bills Were Shelved in ‘Suspense File?’
This Law Should Reveal Who’s Paying for California Legislators’ Travel. It’s Only Been Used Twice
California Has Tried to Cut the Cost of Insulin for Years. Why It Might Finally Succeed
Families of Men Shot by California Cops Lose Faith in New Accountability Law as Reviews Drag On
‘I’m a Hostage’: Why California’s COVID Unemployment Mess Isn’t Over Yet
California Is Losing Population and Building New Houses. When Will Home Prices Come Down?
Balancing Act: Newsom’s Plan to Cover California’s Ballooning Budget Deficit
Community Colleges Had a Deadline to Serve Struggling Students. Did They Hit It?
Reparations Panel Recommends Possible Millions for Eligible Black Californians
To Head Off Hospital Closures, California Legislators Are Fast-Tracking a Loan Program
Facing California Deadlines, Automakers Race to Produce Electric Cars
California Reparations Task Force to Recommend ‘Down Payments’ for Slavery, Racism
California’s Next Housing Crackdown Could Force Cities to Plan More Homeless Shelters
Lawmakers Want More Social Media Regulation. Here Are the Legal Hurdles They Could Face
April 2023
Long COVID in California: ‘A Pandemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation and Rejection’
California Poised to Ban New Diesel Trucks
California’s Lowest Paid Health Workers Want a Pay Boost. Why Industry Leaders Are Pushing Back
Cracks in California Labor Coalition Raise Hopes for YIMBY Breakthrough on Housing Bill
Legislators Step in as Trust Erodes Between Community Colleges, California State University
Lawmakers Attempt Crackdown on Hidden Fees
California Bills to Expand State Tax Credits Could Send $1 Billion to Low-Income Families
California Lawmakers Want to Know Why Billions in Spending Isn’t Reducing Homelessness
Cal State Undergraduate Workers Seek Union Representation
California Cities Are Cracking Down on Homeless Camps. Will the State Get Tougher, Too?
Tobacco Sales Ban Withers in California Without Support From Anti-Tobacco Advocates
Thousands of Californians Are Missing Out on Federal Student Aid. Here’s Why
Following California’s Lead, EPA Proposes National Standards to Ramp Up Electric Cars
California’s Reparations Task Force Could Face Uphill Battle in Legislature