State GovernmentThis California ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfireOctober 8, 2024Prop. 35 on California's 2024 ballot would lock in revenue for Medi-Cal payments. Some critics worry it jeopardizes federal health care funding.
Housing and HomelessnessGavin Newsom has not solved California’s housing crisis. Three lessons for Kamala HarrisSeptember 30, 2024Kamala Harris pledges to build 3 million affordable homes and apartments in her first term as president, but Gov. Newsom has fallen short on a similar campaign promise in California. What lessons can she learn?
State GovernmentGavin Newsom is vetoing 1 of every 5 bills. Here’s whySeptember 27, 2024The governor blocks a sizable chunk of bills passed by the Legislature. He cites a few common reasons why they shouldn’t become law in California.
State GovernmentLater Friday night lights: How a new California law shields student athletes from heatSeptember 24, 2024A change in California law has set new rules for when young athletes can play and practice in high temperatures, affecting schools and teams across the state.
State GovernmentCalifornia drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones tooSeptember 23, 2024California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.
EducationUC approves new less-lethal arms for its police force amid protestSeptember 20, 2024The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement.
State GovernmentProject 2025 to California: Report abortion data or lose billions in MedicaidSeptember 16, 2024If the next Republican president implements Project 2025, California will face an ultimatum: report sensitive abortion data to the CDC or jeopardize Medicaid funding.
Housing and HomelessnessNo sleeping bags, keep moving: California cities increase crackdown on homeless encampmentsSeptember 12, 2024More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down.
Environment‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reachSeptember 11, 2024Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years.
EnvironmentMore extreme heat + more people = danger in these California cities. ‘Will it get as hot as Death Valley?’September 6, 2024Inland communities with big population booms will experience the most extreme heat days under climate change projections. The combination puts more people at risk — and many cities are unprepared.
