In summary The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. Most summer mornings at first light, Jared Davis is a few miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, …
In summary California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as water was diverted to irrigate crops. This year, however, the lake will once again re-emerge. Spanish soldier and California …
Hundreds of thousands of California rideshare drivers finally have clarity on their job classification — but it’s not the outcome their unions were hoping for. A California appeals court ruled Monday that drivers can indeed be treated as independent …
In summary A sizeable coalition has called for California’s water regulator to take emergency measures to protect Mono Lake and suspend diversions to Los Angeles. The recent controversy offers a snapshot of how California struggles with longstanding water …
In summary The failure of Silicon Valley Bank struck California’s economically important high-tech industry while it was already facing difficult headwinds. The question is whether the bank’s failure is a harbinger of Silicon Valley’s decline. It would be …
In summary An appeals court ruled Monday in favor of companies that want to classify some workers as independent contractors, saying that Proposition 22 is mostly constitutional. In the winding story of California’s gig worker laws, another chapter has …
EN RESUMEN La Oficina del Rector de los Colegios Comunitarios de California tiene $115 millones para gastar y reducir la carga de los costos de los libros de texto en su sistema de 115 campuses. Un enfoque que ya está siendo desarrollado por algunos …
In summary As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis postures for a possible presidential campaign, delegates to the California Republican Party convention this weekend remained unquestionably in support of former President Trump in 2024. If the latest public polling …
In summary Six years ago while running for governor, Gavin Newsom pledged an all-out effort to build 3.5 million new housing units by 2025. As that date nears, only a small fraction of that goal has materialized despite dozens of new laws and increased …
There’s been plenty of panic, but perhaps not a full-blown meltdown just yet over the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — the 16th largest bank in the U.S. known as a cornerstone of the start-up economy. The toppling of the Santa Clara-based bank has meant …
In summary Sunshine Week, a national movement, unites journalists and residents in an effort to be informed on and present in government at all levels. CalMatters is focusing on government transparency as we celebrate Sunshine Week across the Golden State. …
In summary The California Community College Chancellor’s Office has $115 million to spend to reduce the burden of textbook costs across its 115-campus system. One approach already being developed by a few community colleges would have campuses publish …
In summary California lawmakers are considering a bill that would reform how disclosure disputes under the Public Records Act are settled. Attorneys who work with public agencies say reforms should consider how the law can sometimes be misused. Guest …
In summary Estimates suggest it will cost California at least $150 billion to fully transition to zero emission vehicles. Had Proposition 30 passed last year, the state would have narrowed the gap. Now it falls on state leaders to figure out how to pay for …
In summary Businesses and workers have questions about California’s new pay transparency law. CalMatters answers which companies need to post pay ranges in job openings, who can ask for their current pay scale, and more. A new California law that requires …
In summary Silicon Valley Bank’s failure is a sign of weakness in the tech industry, and that could spell trouble for the state of California. On Friday morning, California saw something the country hasn’t witnessed since the bad old days of the 2008 …
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to tweak the state’s program for improving educational outcomes of at-risk students, but his proposal doesn’t fix its fundamental flaws. When Jerry Brown returned to the governorship of California in 2011, after a 28-year …
If you’re reading this somewhere in California and within sight of a window, this probably won’t come as news: It’s raining. A lot. Again. With the 10th atmospheric river of the winter now drenching an already sodden state and threatening to melt a …
In summary As storms melt snowpack, managers released water to prevent reservoirs from overflowing and flooding Central Valley towns — and that sends water into the ocean. The warm rains melt snow that ideally would last into spring and help with water …
In summary State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs. The reversal is a victory for environmentalists, but they say the damage to salmon and native fish is already done. As storms swell California’s …
