Sacramento

April 2022

Plans to Curb California Insulin Costs Abound. Will Anything Get Done This Year?

California Senator Proposes Checks for Low-Income, Homeless High School Seniors

From Scandal to Scrutiny: How Intense Citizen Oversight Reshaped Oakland Police

Report to California Legislature: Prepare for Sweeping Effects of Climate Change

California’s New Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants Are Not Enough, Workers Say

March 2022

Without SAT, ACT, What’s Next for Cal State Admissions?

Will There Be Enough Teachers for California’s Ambitious Plans for Its Youngest Students?

Cop Cash: California Law Enforcement Gives Big to Campaigns

Newsom Imposes New California Water Restrictions, Leaves Details to Locals

California Contradiction: Ban Gas Cars Later, but Cushion Gas Prices Now?

California Lawmakers Struck a Deal on Eviction Protections. What Does It Mean for Tenants?

Audit: California Utilities Aren’t Doing Enough to Reduce Wildfire Threats

Gas Money: Is It Better to Send Out Checks or Suspend a Tax?

‘An Enormous Disabling Event’: Long COVID Could Have Inequitable Impact on Californians

State Unveils Long-Awaited Standard for Drinking Water Contaminant

The Collapse of Community College Enrollment: Can California Turn It Around?

Overdue: State Owes Community Clinics Millions for COVID Vaccinations

Sen. Mike McGuire Gets a Little Swear-y When Describing His New Bill, Which Would Require PG&E to Underground its Wildfire-Risky High-Power Transmission Lines

When Children Suffer: California to Funnel Billions Into Mental Health Overhaul

Short-Term Fixes Won’t Really Solve California’s Teacher Shortage

Californians Used More Water as State Braces for Another Dry Year

Revised California Math Proposal: Despite Pushback, Little Change

Lawmakers Pass Legislative Fix to Undo UC Berkeley’s Enrollment Cap

Hupa Woman Becomes First Native American Member of State Environmental Justice Committee

Here’s How State Lawmakers Want to Help Californians With High Gas Prices

Newsom, Unions Eye $50k Bonuses for Juvenile Prison Workers

What to Know About the State of the State Speech by Gov. Gavin Newsom

Fact-Checking Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Speech 2022

California Mask Mandate: Is It Ending Too Soon for Little Children?

Will Gov. Newsom Do More to Reduce California Inequality?

Millions of Californians at Risk of Losing Health Coverage When Federal COVID Programs End

Newsom Unveils ‘Completely New Strategy’ for California’s Mental Health Crisis

California Highway Patrol Lags Local Police, Other States in Officer Body Cams. Could They Have Helped Us Understand a Shooting in the Arcata Bottoms?

California Counted Its Homeless Population, but Can It Track the Money?

California Legislators Propose New Slate of COVID-19 Vaccine Laws

Progressives Struggle for Influence Among California Democrats

February 2022

As California Expands Medi-Cal, Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants Will Still Be Left Behind

California Mask Mandate: It’s Fracturing Student Life

COVID-19 Has Turned Deadlier for Black Californians, Who Have the State’s Lowest Vaccination Rate

Did the Pandemic Create More Income Inequality in California?

Meth, a Mother, and a Stillbirth: Imprisoned Mom Wants Her ‘Manslaughter’ Case Reopened

Cal State Chancellor Resigns After Criticism Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case

If UC Berkeley Must Cut 3,000 Students, Should It Spare Californians?

‘SMARTER’: Newsom Administration Outlines Future Plans for COVID Management

Newsom Nominates First Latina to California Supreme Court

Do-Over: Cal State Resubmits Application, Increasing Affordable Student Housing Projection by 800 Beds

Parents Lose Patience Over School Mask Mandate

California Launches Ambitious Effort to Transform Medi-Cal to ‘Whole Person Care’

No Legal Battles for California’s New Election Maps. But What Lessons Can Be Learned?

‘Morale Killer’: California Scientists Battle Over Pay Disparities


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