$20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag
The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits exceed the cost since other supplies would cost more.
California budget: More detail on cuts, more pushback
Interest groups push back as more details become public on the California budget cuts proposed by Gov. Newsom.
Opinion
No matter what district attorney candidates say, Los Angeles is much safer than it used to be
The rhetoric in the Los Angeles district attorney race overstates the scope of the office, crime realities and top priorities for voters.
Opinion
How California’s bursting budget morphed into a $45 billion deficit in just two years
A major miscalculation in revenue forecasting allowed Gavin Newsom to boast of a California budget surplus that never actually materialized.
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Gig companies spent $200 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers strike during what they ...
Gavin Newsom plans to cut $2 billion in public broadband projects
California's budget deficit could force reductions in broadband internet projects Gavin Newsom championed to close the ...
Gavin Newsom planea recortar 2 mil millones de dólares en proyectos públicos de Internet de alta velocidad
Los recortes propuestos podrían poner en peligro los planes de construir la red pública de Internet de alta velocidad más ...
El nuevo presupuesto de Gavin Newsom abandona la promesa de financiar 5 años de crecimiento para los sistemas universitarios UC y Cal State
La última versión del presupuesto recorta la financiación en un total combinado de $200 millones para los dos sistemas ...
College campuses can’t hire undocumented students. How that might change in California
Federal law bars undocumented students from working on campus. Two California bills would change that for public colleges and ...
Las universidades no pueden contratar a estudiantes indocumentados pero California busca ser la excepción
Dos proyectos de ley estatales permitirían a los colegios y universidades públicas contratar estudiantes indocumentados, algo ...
Will California Legislature fix police, farmworker laws?
CalMatters stories lead to calls to reexamine California laws on the use of munitions at protests and on farmworker safety.
Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal ditches promise to fund 5 years of growth for UC and Cal State
Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest California budget includes cuts to the University of California and Cal State systems.