Sacramento
September 2023
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
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
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
California Forbids Plans to Unmask Workers at In-N-Out — and Most Other Workplaces
Covered California Announces Biggest Increase in Premiums Since 2018. Here’s How Much
How California Is Fighting Meth With Gift Cards
Some of California’s ‘Cheapest’ Cities Have Seen the Biggest Rent Hikes
Here’s How California’s Electric Cars Can Feed the Grid and Help Avoid Brownouts
Are Major Changes Coming to Your Electric Bill? 5 Things to Know
Smokers Fund California’s Early Childhood Programs. What Happens When They Quit?
Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Could Strip More Than $700 Million From Services, Report Says
California Democrats Resisted a Child Trafficking Bill — Until They Couldn’t
What Happened to the Big Changes to California Elections?
Drones, Satellites and AI: How California Fights Its Unpredictable Wildfires With Analytics
More Sick Days and Family Leave? California Lawmakers Push to Improve Work-Life Balance
California Spent $600 Million to House and Rehab Former Prisoners — but Can’t Say Whether It Helped
Should Universities Share Athletics Revenue With Players? California Bill Sparks Backlash.
California Employers Have No Duty to Protect Workers’ Families From COVID, Court Rules
California and Manufacturers Strike Deal Over Zero-Emission Trucks