Striking Kaiser therapists say thousands of appointments likely to be cancelled
A union complaint filed with California regulators says a leaked internal memo shows Kaiser intended to break its own rules and state law, leaving patients…
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Surrounded by death, area fentanyl pusher kept selling: Now he’s a convicted murderer who could spend life behind bars
By Scott Thomas Anderson In a 12-month window, three young people – Spencer Newsom, Hailey Modesitt and Kade Webb – all died of fentanyl overdoses….
December skies: The month brings the longest night of the year—and great views of planets
By Robert Victor Winter begins with the solstice on Dec. 20-21, at 1:21 a.m., during our longest night. There are plenty of dark skies in…
Conservation groups respond to Trump picking Lee Zeldin as head of EPA, fear dismantling of environmental protections
By Dan Bacher President-Elect Donald Trump recently announced that Lee Zeldin, a former New York Republican Congressman who holds a lifetime League of Conservation Voters…
California’s November election stopped another rent control ballot measure – and maybe its chief architect
A measure seemingly targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has put forth three rent control ballot measures, is on its way to narrowly passing. By…
Analysis: The U.S. Senate could help—or significantly harm—press freedoms
By Jimmy Boegle As the 118th Congress enters its final weeks, I am very closely following two pieces of legislation—one of which would be a…
Two California prosecutors promised a different kind of justice. Voters turned on them
By Cayla Mihalovich for CalMatters California’s two best known “progressive” prosecutors were doing what they promised the voters who elected them. Pamela Price, elected as…
Remembering Davis’s tragic ‘House of Horrors’
The Chiles Mansion and what happened in 1972 By David Kulczyk Over a decade ago, the heirs of Mary Simmons put 12 undeveloped acres of prime…
Sacramento, Yolo and San Joaquin groups join native tribes and environmentalists to battle Newsom as he gets more water districts to support Delta tunnel
By Dan Bacher Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the recent votes by three water agencies for the next phase of funding for the proposed…
Why mass deportations would cripple California’s economy
Mythology aside, nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and pay billions in taxes for services they will never receive. By…
Yes, having a climate denier at the helm is alarming. But all Is not lost
UCLA’s Cara Horowitz says Trump will act quickly to gut Biden’s climate agenda but states like California can slow the damage By Audrey Carleton, Capital…
Incubator program for small developers aims to make way for more affordable housing in Sacramento
By Ken Magri The City of Sacramento has attempted to come up with an imaginative plan to meet its housing needs through its new Small…
UC faces half-billion-dollar budget shortfall and increases tuition for new nonresident students
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters The University of California is eyeing a looming budget gap of half a billion dollars next year. To help balance…
A look back at Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s contributions to Sacramento’s arts and creative economy
By Rachel Leibrock Mayor Darrell Steinberg stepped up to the podium outside of the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street in downtown Sacramento. It was…
When fish are free: Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River and tributaries after dam removal completed
By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites…
Don’t expect Kamala Harris’ loss to boost Gavin Newsom’s presidential prospects
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared….
Four policies that could make our elections more fair and democratic
There are lots of ways to increase voter turnout and lessen the influence of money in elections — as other countries have proven. By Nick…