CALmatters, Author at GV Wire

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

July 16, 2019

As the elected leader of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, which represents approximately 12,000 frontline utility workers at Pacific Gas & Electric Co., I have paid careful at...

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

CALmatters

July 16, 2019

Bettye Jean Ford was in her second trimester when the pressure she had been feeling in her abdomen for weeks turned to excruciating pain. She rushed to a Los Angeles emergency room, where she was diagnosed with...

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

CALmatters

July 10, 2019

After a recent string of shootings in Stockton, the search for answers seems to have turned almost entirely to law enforcement. Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones recently said his first action would be to dis...

California’s Pollution Enforcers Want to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?

CALmatters

July 9, 2019

California’s climate change enforcers are grappling with the thorniest of controversies: how to prevent the planet’s tropical forests from disappearing. The question they aren’t ready to answer — at least not y...

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Teachers Face Tough Grades as California Rethinks Charter Schools

CALmatters

July 9, 2019

Heather Williams knew as a kid that she wanted to be a piano teacher. She earned her music degree with a piano emphasis from Brigham Young University and spent decades honing her craft. Ricardo Cano CAL...

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As California Pays Their Student Loans, Doctors Agree to Treat Poorer Patients

CALmatters

July 3, 2019

It’s a trade aimed at getting more doctors to treat poorer patients: California this week said it will help repay the student loans of 247 selected doctors in exchange for their promise that at least 30 percen...

Despite Sharp Growth in Electric Cars, Vehicle Emissions Keep Rising

CALmatters

July 3, 2019

It is tempting to employ any number of puns when considering California’s transportation future: The state is at a crossroads, its policies could run out of gas, dangerous curves lie ahead. Julie Ca...

Federal tax reform will help many Californians, but it will dig deep into the pockets of the state's wealthy residents

In Blue California, Why Are so Many Leftist Plans Going Under?

CALmatters

July 3, 2019

An unprecedented haul of tax dollars generated by a roaring economy. A governor who campaigned on a big-ticket policy agenda of long-time lefty favorites, including universal childcare and state-funded healthca...

California’s Housing Budget Is a Wrap. Here’s What’s Inside.

CALmatters

July 1, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agreed to spend a fresh $2 billion to combat the state’s housing and homelessness woes. Democratic lawmakers and the new governor settled relatively quickly on the amou...

Photo of a firefighter passing through flames while battling Delta Fire

Are California Utilities Doing Enough to Fireproof Equipment?

CALmatters

July 1, 2019

With much fanfare and no less hand-wringing, state regulators approved plans that for the first time set out how California’s electric utilities intend to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires. ...

Investigation: Many US Jails Fail to Stop Inmate Suicides

Club One’s Spiral Garage Deal in Jeopardy As Partner Drops Out

House Condemns Trump’s ‘Racist’ Words. 4 GOP Join Dems in Vote.

California Set to Pay $1.65 Billion for Work on High-Speed Rail

Fact Check: Trump's Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

Denzel Washington to Receive AFI Award from Spike Lee

Fresno’s Mike Oz Explains How He Got His Own 2019 Topps Allen And Ginter Baseball Card

49ers Sign K Robbie Gould to Four-Year Contract

Graphic Suicide Scene Edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ Finale

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Space Race

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

Slatic Must Shape Up or Face Getting Shipped Out

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

O'Rourke's Fundraising Woes Revive Concerns About Campaign

NW Fresno Traffic is a Horror Show. How Would Council Candidates Fix It?

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats’ Generational Divide

Biden Aggressively Defends Health Law Known as Obamacare

CALmatters

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

California’s Pollution Enforcers Want to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?

Teachers Face Tough Grades as California Rethinks Charter Schools

As California Pays Their Student Loans, Doctors Agree to Treat Poorer Patients

Despite Sharp Growth in Electric Cars, Vehicle Emissions Keep Rising

In Blue California, Why Are so Many Leftist Plans Going Under?

California’s Housing Budget Is a Wrap. Here’s What’s Inside.

Are California Utilities Doing Enough to Fireproof Equipment?

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