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

Yurok Forestry Director Becomes First Native Woman Appointed to State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection

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

Can Californians Afford Electric Cars? Wait Lists for Rebates Are Long and Some Programs Have Shut Down

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


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