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Cal State faculty ratify new contract

By by Mikhail Zinshteyn (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California State University faculty overwhelmingly approved […]


Election 2024

The 2024 primary election in California

This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. (Butte County-specific reporting by Chico News & Review.) […]




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Cal State faculty strike across all 23 campuses 

By by Mikhail Zinshteyn (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. After more than half a year […]



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Slow process of repatriation

By by Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. This story and other […]


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State of water

By Rachel Becker (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. As forecasts tease California with rainstorms in early December, the state’s […]


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Blue power

By Julie Cart (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. The world’s oceans may be vast, but they are getting crowded. […]


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‘Adequate shelter’ in California?

By Jeanne Kuang (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Cities in the West can’t legally clear encampments unless they can […]


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Fighting hate in the state

By Felicia Mello (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California recently awarded $91 million in grants to local organizations that […]


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Hungry California

By Rya Jetha, Jeanne Kuang and Jeremia Kimelman (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California is full of food, yet […]


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Rent hikes creep inland

By Ben Chistopher (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Inland cities including Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia and Riverside — once cheaper options […]


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Opioid crisis intensifies in California

By Ana B. Ibarra, Erica Yee and Nigel Duara (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. It is nearly impossible to escape […]


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Higher fines for water scofflaws?

By Rachel Becker (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. When ranchers violated an emergency order to stop pumping water from the […]