CALmatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media (publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly and The Almanac in Menlo Park and their websites.)
Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:
Student workers at the 23-campus system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:21 pmRead this story in English. Laphonza Butler, elegida por el gobernador Gavin Newsom para suceder a la fallecida senadora estadounidense Dianne Feinstein, presta juramento hoy, haciendo historia como la primera persona abiertamente LGBTQ y la segunda mujer negra en representar a California en el Senado. Pero ¿cuánto tiempo quiere conservar el trabajo? Ella no lo […]
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:40 amRead this story in English. Decenas de miles de trabajadores de atención médica de Kaiser Permanente están preparados para iniciar una huelga de tres días el miércoles que afectaría a pacientes en todo California. El contrato entre el gigante de la salud y una coalición de ocho sindicatos que representan a 75,000 trabajadores en todo […]
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:38 amGov. Newsom's pick to replace the late Dianne Feinstein is set to be sworn in today as California's U.S. senator. She isn't saying whether she will run next year, but if she does, it would change the dynamics of the U.S. Senate race.
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:35 amKaiser Permanente provides health care to more than 9 million Californians. A strike this week could affect patients at dozens of hospitals.
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:30 amCalifornia courts give low-income jurors $15 per day. As a result, people with financial hardships are excused, leading to juries that often fail to reflect local demographics. A bill on the governor's desk would expand a San Francisco pilot program and up the rate to $100 in four new counties.
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:30 amThe European Union has banned certain additives that are used in American candies and baked goods. California is on the cusp of prohibiting their sale by 2027.
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:30 amGov. Gavin Newsom did not make his pick to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein promise not to run for a full term in 2024. So as Laphonza Butler prepares to get sworn into office today, that’s the big question hanging over her — and the U.S. Senate race next year. As CalMatters’ new politics […]
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 5:00 amWill Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein be the "interim appointment" he promised, or will Butler seek a full Senate term?
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