Sacramento
September 2022
Reparations Task Force: State Could Owe Black Californians Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
What’s Next for Eleni Kounalakis as California Lieutenant Governor?
Cal State Says It Can’t Afford a Staff Wage Hike Even if Newsom OKs It
Big Change for Big Rigs: California Unveils Mandate to Phase Out Diesel Trucks
With Monkeypox, California Colleges Seek to Control Spread of Two Diseases at Once
Voters Push to Take Local Redistricting From Politicians
Rap Lyrics on Trial: Bill Would Limit Prosecutors’ Use of Words and Music as Evidence
Problems Plague California School District Data System, Putting Funding at Risk
California to Give $2,500 Training Grant to Workers Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
Facing Criticism, State Amps Up Its Climate Change Blueprint
California Lawmakers Approved CARE Court. What Comes Next?
Unanswered Cries: Why California Faces a Shortage of Mental Health Workers
Lawmakers Approve Groundbreaking Internet Privacy Law for Kids
State Lawmakers Reject Bill to Curb Farms’ Water Pumping
Misfire: Behind the California Concealed Carry Bill’s Big Fail
California Legislature Approves Climate Change Steps, but One Ambitious One Fails
Vaccines for Teens Without Parental Consent? Not This Year, as Bill Is Pulled
August 2022
‘A Perfect Storm of Bad’: Report Finds Incarceration Rates Highest Among Rural Californians
Newsom’s Call Now: Tracking California Bills Passed in the 2022 Legislative Session
California Passes Bill Giving Fast Food Workers Bargaining Power
Ranchers, Tribes, State Officials Clash Over Shasta River Water
‘Close to the Line:’ California’s Top Campaign Finance Watchdog Wants a Deeper Look at Donor Network
CALIFORNIA’S ELECTRIC DAY: State Phases Out Sales of Gas Cars
Why Cal State Struggles to Graduate Black Students — and What Could Be Done
California’s Fast Food Bill Could Link Chains to Wage Theft and Other Workplace Violations
Back to School: California Republicans Bet Big on Local Board Races
Four Things to Know About Colorado River Water in California
Decision Day: Which Bills Did California Lawmakers Kill?
Newsom Unveils Long-Term Strategy to Bolster California Water Supply
Supervised Drug Injection Sites Could Soon Pop Up in California. How Will They Work?
Newsom to Legislature: Act Fast to Enact New Climate Change Targets
Bounty Hunting: Foes of Guns and Abortion Resurrect an Old Idea
California Unemployment Checks: New Report Explores Why They’re Often So Hard to Get
A State Program to Provide Children’s Hearing Aids for Uninsured Families Falls Short
Wrangling Over Renewable Energy: Counties Push Back on Newsom Administration Usurping Local Control
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Signal Open-Ended Strike in Northern California
Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak
July 2022
Is It Too Easy for Write-In Candidates in California Elections?
Delta Tunnel: Salmon at Risk From Massive Water Project, State Report Says
New Police Accountability Laws Up Demands on State Agencies
Stress Relief or Toxic Exposure? State Cautions ‘Rage Rooms’ May Deliver Unwanted Release
Some COVID Orphans in California Will Get Financial Help
California Counties Siphon Social Security Benefits From Some Foster Kids
Small Business Grants Overshadow Loan Program in COVID-19 Response
Covered California Insurance Rates to Increase
California Poised to Restrict Bee-Killing Pesticides
Got an Eviction Notice? This California Website Will Help You File a Response.
Health Care Costs Keep Rising. A New California Agency Aims to Fix That