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.
Business & Finance Unemployment insurance: California’s ‘urgent’ $20 billion problem By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The state’s unemployment insurance debt ballooned during the pandemic and has no clear path forward.
Education The need for student services at community colleges has changed dramatically since the 1960s. Has state law kept up? By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 Administrators say they are stifled by a decades-old law that requires community colleges to spend at least half their general fund on instructors.
California Dads drive growth in California’s paid family leave program By Phillip Reese | Kaiser Health News | October 31, 2023 The number of men in the state taking paid family leave to bond with a new child has risen nearly 20% since the start of the pandemic.
crime Oakland Police Department pilots program for reporting auto burglaries on social media By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | October 30, 2023 The program will run through this weekend and then will be evaluated for possible expansion.
California Newsom’s visit underscores electric car reality: China holds the keys to battery industry By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | October 27, 2023 China modeled some of its climate programs on policies first adopted by California -- it's also the source of materials essential to building electric vehicles.