New affordable living facility serves a group that historically faced serious discrimination By Rachel Leibrock Michael Ryan is ready to focus on himself. And he’s…
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By Grace Gedye for CalMatters When does a kid become an adult? It’s an elusive question that developmental psychologists, philosophers and parents might answer differently….
The Department of Labor is scrambling to craft proposals that avoid the fate of Obama’s failed effort in 2016. By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main…
Economists say fines are far cheaper than hiring staff. Kaiser says the union creates crises. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced…
SACOG pilot program takes advantage of unused infill spaces to lower carbon emissions — and battle the housing crisis By Casey Rafter Lawmakers in California…
By Alexei Koseff and Ben Christopher for CalMatters California’s campaign finance regulator will not investigate a complaint into Govern For California, the subject of a CalMatters…
When violating parole to sell stolen weapons and illegal “ghost guns” around town, the lobby of the parole office isn’t be the best place to…
Democratic activists say they must flip state houses to block rogue actors. By Jessica Goodheart, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…
Nonprofit SacCLT, founded in 2017, works to prevent displacement and preserve housing affordability By Samin Vafaee In 2018, Hasta Muerte Coffee, a worker-owned cooperative in…
By Jeff Burdick, Sacto Politico The four elected seats on the California Board of Equalization (BOE) are the least powerful and least sexy of California’s…
By Dan Bacher The California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the embattled Delta Tunnel, beginning the 90-day public comment…
Supporters say the legislation would protect farmworkers from employer intimidation. By David Bacon, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital…
Local real estate industry works to increase the Black homeownership rate, which remains the lowest among all demographics By Keyshawn Davis Three years ago, Elizabeth…
Restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels and private households all have food they can’t use, but—with the proper resources—can end up on a hungry family’s table instead of in the garbage.
By Robert Lewis for CalMatters Two decades ago, California legislators added a new weapon to the state’s growing arsenal of gun-control measures, already among the…
Councilmember Katie Valenzuela has asked city planning staff to look into how this tax could incentivize property managers to reduce rents By Alex Muegge This…
The best option for many overloaded borrowers may be to just say no, argues an organizer in the debt strike movement. By Angelika Albaladejo, Capital…