By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Nothing lasts forever,…
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Housing advocates push for expansion of the Tenant Protection Act’s just-cause eviction timeline By Scott Thomas Anderson Effective July 1, the formula for the annual…
Dick Cooper’s vision, with advice from the guru of Corti Brothers, launched Plymouth’s international wine phenomenon By Scott Thomas Anderson In the late 1970s, a…
By Carol Schaye Nevada wildlife officials are considering a ban on coyote-killing contests, which have been outlawed in several other states. In question is whether…
By Laurel Rosenhall and Sameea Kamal for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org….
By Antonio R. Harvey, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper with more than 58 years of bringing public…
By Scott Thomas Anderson ‘Summer time, and living’s easy.” At least, it is for those countering the heatwave by igniting their own flames under the…
State agencies blame heat wave, conservation groups and fishing alliances blame government mismanagement of water By Dan Bacher On July 6, the California Department of Fish…
By Laurel Rosenhall for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. While Gov. Gavin…
By Casey Rafter Spicy guitar echoes and tambourine shimmers trickle down a slope of Nevada City as Kevin Welch and Alex Calatayud hone their craft…
California is finally making major investments in inferno prevention, but is it too late for 2021? By Scott Thomas Anderson From a rising crest on…
Senator Scott Wiener’s SB-519 bill would allow for personal and therapeutic uses in California By Ken Magri Could psychedelic drugs have a legitimate therapeutic value?…
Fabled diner gets new energy from a local chef By Ken Magri Just in time for California’s post-Covid era, Jim Dennys restaurant is back in…
By Scott Thomas Anderson For some mystery aficionados, storytelling with a sense of place is so crucial to a book’s lasting appeal that every quirk…
Dams could come down now that license officially moves to River Renewal Corporation By Dan Bacher In a big step toward the removal of four…
A bill largely ignored by the media may be California’s last chance to avoid disaster for tenants By Scott Thomas Anderson With California’s long-feared eviction…
By Scott Thomas Anderson In a dim corner of Giusti’s bar, near some photos of dangling sturgeon, there’s a newspaper article from 1970 nailed to…