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 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

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

Will COVID Sick Leave Return to California?

What to Know About Newsom’s Budget Blueprint


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