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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:
Disaster days legislation + New effort to curb health care costs + Unions make gains
"Disaster relief" summer schools proposed in wildfire country. A new effort emerges to control health care costs. Stalled bills may rise again.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020 3:30 am
Make up school time lost to climate disasters, fire country lawmaker says
California state Sen. Bill Dodd has introduced legislation to help schools make up instructional time and state dollars lost to closures for climate-driven emergencies such as wildfires. The increasingly pressing issue was the topic of a CalMatters series last year.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 6:58 pm
Newsom challenges PG&E bankruptcy plan + Bakersfield children need help + Star treatment for plastics bill
Newsom urges judge to reject PG&E bankruptcy plan. New report concludes Bakersfield children are struggling. Scorecard assess homelessness prescriptions.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 3:30 am
California legislators should take a breath on housing ‘crisis.’ Looking at you, Scott Wiener
Susan Kirsch, former president of Livable California: Legislators should declare a moratorium on housing legislation until the impact of the 40-plus housing bills passed in the last four years take effect, address underlying causes of income inequity, and collaborate with cities and citizens, not corporate seeking to expand their real estate empires.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 3:29 am
You’ve just been named California’s homelessness czar — what’s your first move?
Options for addressing the state's most pressing social problem range, at best, from limited to imperfect. What would you choose?
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 3:00 am
Voters face hundreds of local tax measures
Voters will decide more than 200 local government tax and bond measures on the March 3 ballot and hundreds more are likely for the November ballot.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 12:01 am
How to win California: A guide to the nation’s largest presidential primary
California's electorate is diverse. Our election procedures, complex. Our population and campaign costs, enormous. Given the challenges, experts share strategies: the dos and don'ts of campaigning for president in the Golden State.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020 6:19 pm
Bonds on the ballot: Will billions of dollars help California cope with climate change?
Given California’s international leadership in addressing climate change, it isn’t surprising that […]
Wed, Jan 22, 2020 10:51 am
Mental illness as a campaign issue + oil spends big on legislative races + UC drops tuition hike, for now
Candidates open up about impacts of mental illness. Oil companies spend big on upcoming Senate elections. University of California puts off tuition hike.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020 3:30 am
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■ Facing criticism, Bullis Charter School dumps controversial 'hills' preference in enrollment lottery
