CalMatters @CalMatters

Your nonprofit & nonpartisan state newsroom dedicated to explaining how government impacts our lives. calmatters.org California, USA Joined November 2014

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Norwalk backed down from its ban on homeless shelters after Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Southern California city. A Los Angeles judge must approve the settlement. cal.news/4p5LTsR 📝 @MarisaKendall

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The U.S. Department of Justice this week sued Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment caused the deadly Eaton Fire that swept through L.A. County in January. An official cause of the fire has not yet been released. cal.news/4mMf8Pz 📝 @MalenaCarollo

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Commentary: For more than half a decade, advocates of the state Capitol have sounded the alarm about the $1.1 billion Capitol annex project. This venture is a textbook example of how not to run a public works project. cal.news/420AbpB 📝 Richard Cowan

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Commentary: CA has a sorry history of shortsighted state budgets, leading to periodic crises when revenues fall short of matching spending due to economic slowdowns or fanciful expectations. cal.news/3HXfKmw 📝 @DanCALmatters

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Nearly a decade after California revamped its K-12 science curriculum, two-thirds of students failed to meet the statewide standard. cal.news/3JLSIj4 📝 @carolynjones100

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The Yes In My Backyard housing movement is close to another victory in the California Legislature as a bill to ease construction near transit stations moves forward. cal.news/3JMJhzW 📝 @FromBenC

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For years, the @CA_DMV has been keeping profits from the sales of towed cars, without giving the owners much of a chance to claim money that’s rightfully theirs. That’s changing, thanks to a CalMatters investigation. cal.news/4p7J9Lp 📝 @ByrhondaLyons

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When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places. Scientists warn there may be more in the future, in California and across the West. cal.news/4g51vZo 📝 @RA_Becks

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These California veterans got help in preparing in disability claims from for-profit companies. They weren't prepared for the charges they faced. cal.news/4nzRPc7 📝 @Adam_Ashton

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Commentary: A controversial bill that would enable denser housing near California transit hubs wrongly substitutes far-away authority for local expertise. cal.news/4m2Rr4u 📝 @newton_jim

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Commentary: While AB130 does remove CEQA as a weapon for labor unions and opponents of high-density projects to stall construction, there’s a provision buried in the lengthy bill that could create a new impediment. cal.news/3V0qGTd 📝 @DanCALmatters

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Are Newsom's numerous podcast appearances and travel affecting his work? Hard to say, because his office hasn't made his full schedule available. cal.news/3V2B111 📝 @akoseff

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CalMatters is hiring! CalMatters/The Markup seeks an experienced Full Stack Engineer who believes in the power of journalism to strengthen democracy and wants to use their skills to make a real difference in people’s lives. Apply here: cal.news/4lZ0LGs

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A former spokesperson to CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas sued the top Democrat Tuesday, arguing he fired her and publicly retaliated against her after she alleged a colleague sexually harassed her ... cal.news/4lWqkb9 📸 Fred Greaves

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After years of complaints from inmates and advocates, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it's only a test, and there's no indication the state will take broad action. cal.news/4m2RLQK 📝 @JeanneKuang

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If you don’t want to take your medical advice from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, you’ll soon be able to consult with an alternate public health resource backed by the blue states on the West Coast. cal.news/4lZEcle 📝 @lynnlaaa

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More than 250,000 students in L.A. Unified will be eligible for extra tutoring, summer school and other academic help after the district settled a class-action lawsuit alleging that its remote learning practices during the pandemic were discriminatory. cal.news/462Eim9

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Border Patrol agents were supposed to stop indiscriminate raids in LA and the Central Valley. Then they moved to Sacramento. cal.news/4n4UUB7

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The closure of rural hospitals is a looming problem across California. Two lawmakers are urging the state try and save a hospital in Blythe. cal.news/47k59fI 📝 @Deborahsbrennan

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3 days ago

Commentary: ... as Newsom, et al, posture as saviors of democracy, they haven’t hesitated to infringe on constitutional rights themselves. cal.news/4p2EKta 📝 @DanCALmatters