Bay Area Cal State trustees decide this week on 6% tuition rate hike, but with a sunset provision By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | September 12, 2023 Faculty union opposes tuition rate increase, despite Cal State assertions that it will help improve compensation.
climate change California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 7, 2023 Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.
Business & Finance California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes By Annie Sciacca | KFF Health News | August 25, 2023 The bill faces a pivotal vote in the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee this month.
Elections Why a Colorado ambulance company wants to limit California taxes By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | August 24, 2023 American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees.
Bay Area Affordable housing for teachers breaks ground in Palo Alto By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 22, 2023 Teachers and school employees from districts in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties will be eligible to rent units in the new complex.
housing Making borrowing easier: Amendment to state constitution could unlock billions of dollars for California housing By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 10, 2023 An effort to lower the approval threshold for municipal bond measures would drastically alter the landscape for local government housing projects.
parcel tax Appeals court upholds parcel taxes based on square footage with a ceiling By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 10, 2023 The decision for Alameda Unified gives school districts and community colleges statewide more latitude to design a parcel tax.
business How California’s ‘hot labor summer’ broke down wealth, class barriers By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | August 8, 2023 It’s too soon to say if the inter-union activity will get employers to bargain.
Bay Area Does California provide enough food aid for the hungry? By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 8, 2023 But why does a state with so much food and that spends so much on food aid have so many residents still going hungry?
Bay Area Student leaders, lieutenant governor urge Cal State to delay vote on tuition increase By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 28, 2023 CSU trustees plan to vote in September on annual 6% tuition increases.