Business & Finance Inside California’s billion-dollar bet to overhaul unemployment By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters | November 7, 2023 The EDD is getting a rebuild from the likes of Salesforce and Amazon as pandemic payment disputes drag on and fraud hits other state benefit systems.
gavin newsom One third of homeless veterans live in California. Here’s Newsom’s new approach to help them By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | November 6, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift the state’s resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.
Bay Area 10 California congressional races could tip the 2024 balance By Lynn La | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 California’s House delegation includes 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans, who hold an overall majority of a mere nine seats.
Bay Area UC stands by Israel-Hamas statement By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | November 3, 2023 The university was criticized by a faculty group for its statement condemning the attack on Israel.
Education How college admissions are changing after the end of affirmative action By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 Some colleges are boosting their student outreach to build diversity.
Bay Area Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses By Joshua Picazo | EdSource | November 3, 2023 All 116 California community college campuses now offer some form of tuition-free education.
California Where are the top U.S. Senate candidates raising their cash? By Yue Stella Yu and Jeremia Kimelman | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 The first open race for one of California’s U.S. Senate seats since 1992 is already awash in cash.
Bay Area How will California public transit agencies spend $5 billion? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | November 2, 2023 One of the top arguments in the push for more state investment was that relying on passenger fares isn’t sustainable.
Bay Area Cal State faculty set to strike if demands not met By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The California Faculty Association has never gone on strike systemwide, although it came close in 2016.
California Why Shasta County is at center of California voting, again By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 Voting machine conspiracy theories underpin challenge to new hand recount law.