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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:

Battle for PG&E, a coming housing crisis, transit funding, oil divestment and child care

Battle for control of PG&E takes shape. Pay raises missing in budget increase for child care. Professors want UC to divest from oil and gas industry.

Fri, Jul 19, 2019 3:30 am

With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious plans to improve California's early childhood education, but experts say he's forgetting a key: preschool teacher salaries.

Fri, Jul 19, 2019 3:29 am

Podcast: Newsom wants to build 3.5 million homes—the very number a doomsday earthquake is forecast to damage

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon explore how "the big one" could exacerbate California's housing shortage.

Thu, Jul 18, 2019 5:17 pm

California’s new Public Utilities Commission president must lead us to a gas-free future

Gladys Limón and V. John White, California Environmental Justice Alliance: Under Marybel Batjer’s leadership, the California Public Utilities Commission must prepare California to move beyond gas. Creating an equitable, safe and secure phase-out of gas in coming decades will be no small feat. But Batjer has demonstrated she is not afraid of taking courageous action and shaking things up.

Thu, Jul 18, 2019 8:00 am

California’s attempt to reduce police shootings, explained

A new California law aims to reduce police shootings and the use of deadly force by law enforcement. Here's a deep look at the issue in the Golden State.

Thu, Jul 18, 2019 4:00 am

Lead paint, soda taxes, overdoses, the safety net, and really big rodents

Enrollment in state food stamp program lags. Drug-overdose deaths fall nationally but rise in California. Paint companies settle two-decade-old lead suit.

Thu, Jul 18, 2019 3:30 am

California’s struggle to get food stamps to the hungry

California, which has the nation's highest poverty rate, ranks near the bottom for participation in its food stamp program, CalFresh.

Thu, Jul 18, 2019 12:01 am

Trump’s California funders—where they are and what they’re giving

How much has President Trump raised from Californians this year? Which neighborhoods are giving him the most money? Could it be yours? We break it down in six graphs.

Wed, Jul 17, 2019 7:14 pm

UC Library’s hasty implementation of a complex plan means academic researchers lose

Daniel Marti, RELX parent to Elsevier: Elsevier proposed a series of arrangements that would contain costs for the University of California, achieve the objectives of the Academic Senate and provide students, faculty, researchers and medical professionals with uninterrupted service to the research platform that supports their work. UC Library negotiators rejected all offers.

Wed, Jul 17, 2019 8:00 am

Large capacity magazines, campaign money, and Newsom’s new photos

Becerra goes to court over state's gun magazine law. State makes clear gun violence is in doctors' 'lane.' Presidential candidates rake in California cash.

Wed, Jul 17, 2019 3:30 am