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CalMattersVerifiedUna investigación de CalMatters ha descubierto que el estado tiene algunas de las leyes contra la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol más laxas del país.
CalMattersVerifiedThis article is also available in English. Read it here. Las compañías de seguros están comenzando a emitir nuevas pólizas en California después de años de reticencia debido al creciente riesgo de incendios forestales. El Departamento de Seguros del estado afirma que…
CalMattersVerifiedA CalMatters investigation has found the state has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation.
CalMattersVerifiedLocals in Pacifica have had enough of Airbnb. In recent years, the number of listings from the short-term rental platform increased 70% in the city just south of San Francisco that’s known for its crashing waves and coastal trails. The local police…
CalMattersVerifiedMunicipalities and school districts can't legally spend tax dollars pushing ballot measures. But many do anyway, calling its outreach "information".
CalMattersVerifiedThe Chumash community has asked California to protect more of the Pacific around the Channel Islands and to formalize a co-management framework.
CalMattersVerifiedAs climate-fueled wildfires test water systems in new and devastating ways, this Lake County fire chief is racing to adapt
CalMattersVerifiedResidents of cities like Pacifica want to limit the presence of visitors and corporations. Companies like Airbnb want to keep their lucrative coastal listings. That tension has led to increased attempts to influence a small but powerful committee.
CalMattersVerifiedThe California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state's election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar. The ruling comes six weeks before the November midterm election that will determine who controls Congress in President Trump’s…
CalMattersVerifiedBillionaires really don’t want voters to pass Proposition 40. Not only have they poured more than $187 million so far to try and defeat the measure, they’ve also placed two other measures — Prop. 41 and Prop. 42 — on the November…
CalMattersVerifiedNew legislation forces the city and county of Sacramento to collaborate on homelessness. Stakeholders say it could have repercussions California-wide.
CalMattersVerifiedCounties pay out millions for lawsuits after jail deaths, but sheriffs run the jails. A bill awaits Newsom's signature that could alter that balance of power.
CalMattersVerifiedCalifornia voters will soon decide whether to tax billionaires — but even if a majority says yes, the measure could still lose to either of two billionaire-funded measures designed to cancel it out. The billionaire-backed group Building a Better California designed two…
CalMattersVerifiedAttorney General Rob Bonta isn't the first state official to give in to corporations after tough talk about standing up to them. Governors Newsom and Brown did it, too.
CalMattersVerifiedOverall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total salary and benefits are below national averages.
CalMattersVerifiedIf you want to build a housing project somewhere in California like Los Angeles, you’ll have to wade through an ocean of red tape to secure the right permits. The process isn’t for the faint of heart — some projects, for example,…
CalMattersVerifiedTanner Blackman’s job is to push housing projects through Los Angeles’ famously Byzantine permitting process. With a torrent of state laws aimed at streamlining and speeding up approvals to combat the housing shortage, will the humble permit expediter profession survive?
CalMattersVerifiedA state audit found Highlands charter school in Sacramento allegedly misspent $180 million.
CalMattersVerifiedInsurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher. The state Insurance Department says that means outgoing Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s new regulations, intended to boost insurance availability, are working. Each…