Sacramento
March 2022
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 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
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
Is This Another Way to End California’s Death Penalty?
Why Is a Tenant Protection Bill Failing in the California Legislature, Again?
New COVID Sick Leave Would Leave Out at Least 1 in 4 California Workers
California Will Reward Volunteering College Students With Aid — but Spend Half the Money on Overhead
California Crime Story: The Numbers, Explained
Why Single Payer Died in the California Legislature, Again
January 2022
Gavin Newsom Was the Face of Legal Cannabis in California. Can He Fix Its Problems?
Omicron Slammed California’s Workforce. Was There Another Way?
On the Street: Omicron Surge Strains California Police Agencies
The Battle Over Vaccine Rules for Kids Reignites in California
Student Housing Is Tight. A California Plan Wants $5 Billion for Affordable Beds
COVID Work Rules: A Guide for California Workers
With Pandemic Protections Gone, Essential Workers Face Omicron Surge Alone
No Way Out: How the Poor Get Stranded in California Nursing Homes
Newsom’s $50 Million Opioids Education Pledge Comes as Colleges Warn of Risks
Amid Low COVID Vaccine Rates, More California Children Hospitalized in Omicron Surge
Here’s What’s Changed as California’s Revised COVID Workplace Rules Go Into Effect
Free Tests? As COVID Surges, Rapid Results Cost Up to $300
California Hospitals Predict COVID Crisis Will Last Four to Six Weeks
The Employment Development Department Wants Its Money Back, but Some People Can’t Pay