As floods endanger the San Joaquin Valley, Newsom cuts funding for floodplains
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Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:
Delta tunnel project won’t provide reliable water supply California needs
The benefits of a long-sought and controversial project to replumb the Delta and send more water south are speculative at best, argue elected leaders from Yolo and Sacramento counties.
Wed, Mar 29, 2023 5:30 am
Democrats stall crackdown on California homeless encampments
From CalMatters’ new reporter covering homelessness, Marisa Kendall: Despite growing frustration over California’s massive homeless encampments, Republicans didn’t get very far Tuesday in their attempt to crack down on camping in certain public spaces. Senate Bill 31, introduced by Senate GOP leader Brian Jones of San Diego, would ban people from sitting, lying or sleeping […]
Wed, Mar 29, 2023 5:00 am
Newsom signs watered-down oil profit penalty into law
Gov. Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil industry says it will closely watch the regulations.
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 5:03 pm
Looming Medi-Cal changes could swamp local agencies and disrupt coverage
Some community clinics in California are concerned that undermanned local agencies which administer Medi-Cal are unprepared for major changes in eligibility and access, prompting fears about coverage disruptions and patients losing their benefits.
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 5:30 am
California lawmakers OK Newsom plan that could someday cap oil industry profits
From CalMatters’ politics reporter Alexei Koseff: The California Assembly handed Gov. Gavin Newsom a long-awaited win on Monday, approving his revised proposal to punish alleged price gouging by oil companies and sending the measure to his desk for a signature, nearly six months after he first called on state lawmakers to take action on record […]
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 5:00 am
Un programa para reparar parques de casas móviles en California solo aprobó 1 solicitud en 10 años. ¿Funcionará una renovación?
EN RESUMEN Un programa para ayudar a los residentes de parques de casas móviles se renovó mucho el año pasado porque nadie lo estaba usando. ¿Podrá dar resultados el hecho de triplicar el fondo para préstamos y simplificar el proceso de solicitud? Read this article in English. Los residentes de casas móviles en California enfrentan […]
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 5:33 am
California floods, bank collapse expose infrastructure woes and whose safety we value
The infrastructure problems facing California have been exposed this month as Silicon Valley's economy, the state's transit future and the Central Valley's floodplains faced various threats. The speed at which the state and others responded has been revealing.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 5:30 am
A California program to fix mobile home parks approved 1 application in 10 years. Will a rebrand work?
A program to help mobile home park residents got a huge revamp last year because nobody was using it. Will more than tripling the size of the loan fund and streamlining the application process yield results?
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 5:30 am
California celebrates diversity, but also confronts hate
In some ways, there are two Californias. Depending on your values and political views, the state is either a bastion of diversity and inclusion, or a treacherous place for minorities and marginalized groups. On one side, many in California embrace its diversity with open arms. Today, advocates and lawmakers will kick off the Transgender Week […]
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 5:00 amStay informed.
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