California Legislature to pass its own budget this week to buy time to negotiate with Newsom By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 13, 2023 Still on the table: where to make cuts and how much more to spend for child care.
City Alameda County establishes elections oversight commission By Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson | June 13, 2023 The move comes after errors in the vote tabulation from the November 2022 election were discovered after certification by the county registrar.
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.
City Letter to the Editor | Net positives of pickleball By Lisa Tuck, Piedmont resident | June 9, 2023 Linda Beach players go out of their way to respect the neighborhood, writes Lisa Tuck.
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.
climate change California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 9, 2023 Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.
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.
California 5 things to know about Gov. Newsom’s bid to change the US Constitution By Ben Christopher and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | June 8, 2023 The proposal for a 28th amendment to address gun violence models some of California's gun laws but face an uphill battle in a national arena.