State GovernmentCalifornia reparations task force discusses infrastructure's discriminatory historyDecember 9, 2021 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe task force heard from experts about how the building of state highways and investment in certain forms of transportation have disproportionately hurt African Americans in California.
State GovernmentAfter long delay, California lawmakers hold wildfire oversight hearingDecember 7, 2021 | Scott RoddState lawmakers held an oversight hearing Tuesday to discuss wildfires and how the state plans to spend this year’s record-setting investment to prevent them.
State GovernmentCalifornia redistricting: Which incumbents are in tough spots?December 7, 2021The state’s redistricting commission isn’t supposed to consider where current elected officials live. And the preliminary maps put some House members and state legislators into less politically friendly districts.
State GovernmentRep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump's new media companyDecember 6, 2021The California Republican and Trump ally will take the helm of the Trump Media & Technology Group next month, giving up his seat in the middle of his 10th term.
State GovernmentIs ‘right to housing’ a solution to California homelessness?December 6, 2021In the new episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon interview Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on his “right to housing” proposal to reduce homelessness.
Race and EquityNevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schoolsDecember 5, 2021Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.
State GovernmentHow much will California redistricting shift political power?December 1, 2021California’s citizens redistricting commission is designed to be nonpartisan, but its final congressional and legislative maps could change party politics.
State GovernmentCalifornia lawmakers vacate the Capitol annex, but lawsuits leave its future uncertainDecember 1, 2021 | Nicole NixonLawmakers and staff are vacating their nearly 70-year-old office space to make way for a new building, but activists want to preserve the old one. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
