Sacramento
August 2024
California Tried to Make Google Pay News Outlets. The Company Cut a Deal That Includes Funding AI
Plan to Regulate Access to Online Porn in California Dies Quietly in Legislature
California Law Helps Tribes Keep Kids Out of Foster Care. A New Court Ruling Strengthens Their Hand
More California Schools Are Banning Smartphones, but Kids Keep Bringing Them
Once Again, Our Own Sen. Mike McGuire is Serving as the Acting Governor of the State of California
California Hits Milestones Toward 100% Clean Energy — but Has a Long Way to Go
Push to Build More Homes on California Coast Stifled After Lawmakers Derail Housing Bills
California Lawmakers Kill Crime Bills, Keep Reparations Proposals Alive
What 9 Cases From Kamala Harris’ Past Say About Her Record as a California Prosecutor
California Seeks Biden Administration Approval for Controversial Diesel Truck Ban
Californians Will Vote on a $18 Minimum Wage. Workers Already Want $25 and More
California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers
Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates
‘We Gotta Be Somewhere’: Homeless Californians React to Newsom’s Crackdown
Why Silicon Valley Wants to Kill This AI Bill
Republicans Target Kamala Harris’ ‘California-Ness.’ Do Swing-State Voters Care?
TikTok, Brat and Kamala Harris: Will Newly Fired-Up Young Voters Flip Elections in California?
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI Deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes.
As LGBTQ Library Material Comes Under Fire, California May Ban Book Bans
California Lawmakers Negotiating Sweeping Package to Speed Up Solar, Wind Energy
July 2024
Park Fire Jeopardizing One of California’s Most Iconic Species: ‘This Species Could Blink Out’
Toilet Paper and Flat Tires — the Strange Ways That Californians Ignite Wildfires
California Helped This Teen Fight Deportation. Now the Program Is on the Chopping Block
In This California Prison, Inmates Cook for Their Guards and Others, ‘Rely on Each Other’
Can’t Find a Doctor? California Bill Would Punish Insurers for Giving Customers Outdated Info
California Added a New Grade for 4-Year-Olds. Are Parents Enrolling Their Kids?
Newsom Set an Ambitious Goal to Launch 500,000 Californians Into New Careers. Many Are Firefighters
Newsom Orders State Agencies to Clear Homeless Encampments
When California Housing Regulators Beef With Voters, Who Wins?
Ballot Battles, Lawsuits and a Ticked-Off Millionaire: CalMatters on Eureka’s Parking Lot Wars
Biden Is Out, but Is Harris In? California Democratic Delegates Now Have Sway in Wild Election
California Passed a Law to Fix Unsafe Homeless Shelters. Cities and Counties Are Ignoring It
California Needs a Million EV Charging Stations — but That’s ‘Unlikely’ and ‘Unrealistic’
Can California’s Health Care Providers Help Solve the State’s Homelessness Crisis?
Gavin Newsom Is a Dynamic Campaigner. A Presidential Bid May Be a Tough Sell
California Is Late on Its Own Financial Health Report for the 6th Straight Year
The Supreme Court Took Powers Away From Federal Regulators. Do California Rules Offer a Backstop?
California’s ‘Weak’ Job Market Propped Up by Public Money as Private Sector Sheds Jobs
California Boosts Spending to Help Students Earn Math and Science Degrees
Why Many Illegal Fireworks Could Be Gone in California Next July Fourth
TODAY: Mike McGuire is the Governor of the State of California
How a ‘Once in a Century’ Broadband Investment Plan Could Go Wrong
Ban on Schools’ Gender Notification Policies Heads to Newsom. Will He Sign It?
‘Nothing Will Be Protected’: Why California Environmentalists Oppose a ‘Green’ Energy Bill
Does a Proposed $10 Billion Bond Favor Richer California School Districts?