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…
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California is finally making major investments in inferno prevention, but is it too late for 2021? From a rising crest on Highway 49 south of…
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?…
Soaring rents are placing intense pressure on tenants’ incomes and pricing people out. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
El Dorado County won’t say what happened to 29 dogs that were rescued The liberation of 29 dogs reportedly destined to be mauled – or…
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…
Despite Democrats’ supermajority and an environmental emergency, climate bills are hitting a wall in the California Senate By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story…
Tale of first responder who worked in the Capital City in 2017 suggests that some supervisors ignored the department’s official goals The Sacramento Fire Department…
A bill largely ignored by the media may be California’s last chance to avoid disaster for tenants With California’s long-feared eviction reckoning on the horizon,…
By Genoa Barrow, The Sacramento Observer This story is co-published with The Sacramento Observer, a newspaper with more than 58 years of bringing public service…