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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:
Why CA didn’t overhaul student aid this year — but could soon
It has long been a refrain among California students struggling to pay […]
Thu, Oct 17, 2019 5:02 pm
7 data visualizations: Which presidential candidates are Californians funding — month by month, zip by zip?
These seven nteractive maps and charts reveal surprising clues to how Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and the rest fare in the race for California's campaign cash
Thu, Oct 17, 2019 4:37 pm
In the transition away from gas, California must not leave low-income people behind
Carmelita Miller and Matthew Tisdale, Greenlining Institute: New residential and commercial construction in the state needs to be all-electric, to avoid expanding the gas system. Importantly, we must develop a comprehensive strategy to empower low-income communities to access electrification options while supporting a just transition for workers.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019 8:00 am
How bad teeth and lack of dental care can lead to poverty, discrimination
Gina Diaz-Nino considers herself an extrovert. But since her mouth began deteriorating […]
Thu, Oct 17, 2019 7:59 am
Elbows fly in the Capitol over Steve Ballmer’s plan for a Clippers arena in Inglewood
Air Resources Board weighs in on Inglewood arena plan. Cause of vaping-related lung disease remains a mystery. Labor secretary hunts for jobs of future.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019 3:30 am
CA’s labor chief wants the jobs of the future — and she wants them to cut inequality
Economists project massive labor upheaval but California is trying to roll with those disruptions while making sure jobs here continue to pay a living wage, offer worker protections and accommodate working families.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019 3:36 pm
Fact check: Do Californians really cool on ballot measures as the election approaches?
Conventional wisdom holds that support for ballot measures always declines the closer you get to election day. Is that true? We ran the numbers.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019 11:15 am
This Trump rule change will mean lower wages for farmworkers
Temporary seasonal farmworkers will see wages decrease if a visa rule change […]
Wed, Oct 16, 2019 8:32 am
California has reformed consumer loan interest rates. But will lenders find loopholes?
Tom Dresslar, former Deputy Commissioner at the California Department of Business Oversight: The people of California, through their legislature and governor, just decided to end a decades-long, unbridled fleecing of millions of the state’s borrowers. Some predatory lenders, however, may launch a scheme that could, for their companies, effectively overturn that sovereign decision.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019 8:00 am
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