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By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters Only 16% of nearly half a million renters who applied for rent relief from the state of California have been…
Read MoreBy Manuela Tobias for CalMatters Only 16% of nearly half a million renters who applied for rent relief from the state of California have been…
Read MorePlease share this information widely By Jason Pramas Want to help Ukrainian refugees as well as civilians staying put in the war-torn nation during the…
As the agency rolls out a $500 million clean up program, it must navigate skepticism from environmental experts and the public. By Dan Ross, Capital…
By Sameea Kamal for CalMatters The 2020 Census confirms California’s status as one of the nation’s most diverse states — second behind only Hawaii, despite a likely…
Discovering the root cause of high rates of Black maternal and infant mortality: racism. By Minerva Canto, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
By Jeff Burdick for SactoPolitico This story was produced by the Sacramento-based political publication SactoPolitico.com and co-published here with permission. As Kevin Kiley launched his…
By Manuela Tobias for CalMatters Tenant advocates, racial equity groups, YIMBYs and even some of their usual opponents wanted to see the bill pass. The cities of San Francisco…
Gov. Newsom calibrates the right time for schools to drop the mask mandate. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
Special agent Martin Ryan could hear the tiny plane’s engine droning against the clouds. Far below the jet stream was the lush tree cover of…
Unless mitigation measures are followed, all but one host city will be too warm for games By Frank X. Mullen A new climate change analysis…
While banks keep merging, advocates are trying to make sure low income communities won’t have to pay for it. By Robin Urevich, Capital & Main…
By Alejandro Lazo for CalMatters Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who made a political name championing a guaranteed income program, is hoping to take his policy…
Daisy Switzer has spent 21 years knowing how much suffering can be unleashed by failures in the legal and behavioral health systems: She internalized that…
A fierce early spring means ‘normal’ snow pack weakens, mosquitoes arrive with dazzling flowers That February sun sure feels good! As most of the…
Lora Anguay was born and raised in Sacramento. She was hired at SMUD in 2004 and worked in several capacities, including project manager for the utility’s Smart…
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters Despite, or perhaps because of, an aggressive last-minute push by progressive activists ahead of a crucial deadline, legislation to create…
Promising new legislation to keep California workers safe would leave many uncovered. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning…