Sacramento
April 2023
Following California’s Lead, EPA Proposes National Standards to Ramp Up Electric Cars
California’s Reparations Task Force Could Face Uphill Battle in Legislature
The California Mask Mandate Is Gone. Now Some Patients Fear for Their Health.
A California Law Forced Police to Release Shooting Footage. Now Videos Follow the Same Script
Why California Public Transit Is at a Pivotal Moment
K-12 Enrollment: Does the Increase in Homeless Students Indicate a Worsening Trend?
California May Change Its Mental Health Funding. Why That Might Cut Some Services
March 2023
California High Schools Are Adding Hundreds of Ethnic Studies Classes. Are Teachers Prepared?
Newsom Signs Watered-Down Oil Profit Penalty
State Lifts Target for 15% Water Conservation
California Workers Can’t Get Timely Hearings on Wage Theft Claims. State Orders Audit.
State May Scale Down Its New Home Loan Program Designed to Assist First-Time Homebuyers
Homelessness, Rehabilitation and Health Care: What to Know About Newsom’s Legacy Tour
Court Ruling Opens Door to Gig Driver Unionization Bill, Union Says
California Colleges Rush to Get More Students on Food Assistance Before Pandemic Rule Ends
Student Housing: State’s Promise to Build More Dorms Hits Setbacks
No California Salmon: Fishery to Be Shut Down This Year
As Emergency Aid Flows to Flooded-Out Californians, Will Cannabis Farmers Be Left Out?
Trump Is Still the Favorite for California GOP Delegates
Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges
California Storms Create Paradox: Too Much Water in Reservoirs, Too Soon
Helping the ‘Unbanked’: California Mulls Entering Banking Business to Serve Disadvantaged Consumers
Newsom’s Climate Budget Would Slash Funds That Protect Coast
New Cost Estimate for High-Speed Rail Puts California Bullet Train $100 Billion in the Red
Newsom Wants to Cut Ties With Walgreens Over Abortion Pill Access, So Now What?
He’s Filed More Than 2,000 Disability Lawsuits in California. This Case Could Set Precedent
‘Coming for Our Check’: State Task Force Wants Strong New Agency to Handle Reparations
After a Pandemic Pause, the State Will Restart Checking Medi-Cal Eligibility
Despite Union Opposition, Many Teachers Support Dyslexia Screening for All Students
Jump-Starting Electric Car Batteries: Will Supply Problems Stall California’s Mandate?
February 2023
COVID Disparities Grow as California Ends State of Emergency
‘Dream Big:’ Cannabis Workers Search for New Futures as Emerald Triangle Economy Withers
Emerald Triangle Communities Were Built on Cannabis. Legalization Has Pushed Them to the Brink
California Water Board Waives Delta Rules That Protect Salmon
Is California Breaking Its Promise to Cut Health Care Costs?
California Homelessness: Where Are the State’s Billions Going? Here’s the New, Best Answer
Who Draws the Lines? A Big Push for Independent Local Redistricting
The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors
‘No Light at the Other End’: Impending Loss of Pandemic CalFresh Boosts Could Trigger Hunger Spike
Why California Still Doesn’t Mandate Dyslexia Screening
Utilities Commission Explores Ways to Mitigate High Natural Gas Prices
State Treasurer Fiona Ma Visits County Supes, Talks CalKIDS, Cannabis, Affordable Housing and More
Helping Homeowners: California Expands Mortgage Relief
Rules for Thee: How California Legislature Skirts Its Own Laws
California Lawmakers Try Again to Cap Insulin Costs
Will the State’s Big Medi-Cal Plan Really Fix Mental Health Care for Low-Income Californians?