gavin newsom Is housing a human right? California voters could decide By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 What does a "right to housing" mean in a state that lacks the resources to give everyone a roof over their heads?
teachers Is destination in sight for California public transit? By Lynn La | CalMatters | June 13, 2023 Public transit agencies have pleaded for assistance amid ridership declines.
Bay Area California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | June 12, 2023 Newly released book details the technical and political failures that plague major civic tech efforts like CA's EDD pandemic response.
Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
Bay Area As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help By Rya Jetha | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
gavin newsom Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible? By Nigel Duara, Anabel Sosa, and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | June 6, 2023 Newsom's comments came after two recent flights delivered 36 migrants from Texas, via New Mexico, to Sacramento.
Housing How the ‘builder’s remedy’ law has helped developers build more homes, faster By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 5, 2023 A new interpretation of a 1990 law gives homebuilders leverage over California cities and their zoning codes.
California California confronts threat of ‘tranq’ as overdose crisis rages By Brian Rinker | KFF Health News | June 5, 2023 The powerful animal sedative xylazine extends the strong yet short-lived fentanyl high and has appeared in overdose cases in San Francisco.
Bay Area Attempts to ban books will face investigation by attorney general, Gov. Newsom warns By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 2, 2023 The warning comes amid a nationwide rise in book bans.
Bay Area UC Botanical Garden in a sprint to renovate leaky Japanese Pool By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 31, 2023 The pool is home to two species of newt and is more than 80 years old.