Bay Area Google follows Newsom in reducing support for California local news, cuts funding by $5M By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters | May 23, 2025 “Sustaining local journalism will take all of us — government, philanthropy, and the tech sector — stepping up together,” said Assemblymember Buffy Wicks.
berkeley Eviction cases across California have reached — or even surpassed — pre-pandemic levels By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | November 26, 2023 Some blame moratoria for “creating a culture” of permitting the nonpayment of rent even for tenants who were working and had income.
California Study finds COVID pulls down life expectancy for Blacks, Latinos, Asians more than whites By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 12, 2022 Racial and economic health disparities exposed by the pandemic factor into life expectancy gap, according to new study.