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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 […]


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California loses another home insurer

By Ben Christopher and Grace Gedye (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. State Farm made national headlines last week when it […]


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High-speed construction

By Ben Christopher, Alastair Bland, Julie Cart and Alejandro Lazo (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make it easier for […]


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When will housing costs come down?

By Ben Christopher (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. This month Californians worried about the cost of housing were offered the […]


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Bachelor’s battle

By Adam Echelman (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. As two California higher education systems continue to feud, lawmakers have entered […]


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Bullet train costs soar

By Ralph Vartabedian CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his scaled down blueprint for the California bullet train four years […]


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Is California’s drought over?

By Alastair Bland CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. December delivered a powerful punch of storms to California. But the wet weather comes with a […]


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Looming budget deficit to test state’s reserves

By Alejandro Lazo & Jeanne Kuang (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California faces a projected deficit next year even if […]