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California’s Police Use-of-Force Law, Explained

April 21, 2021

In the culmination of one of the fiercest political battles in recent years, California in 2020 put in place a new legal standard tightening the rules around when police can use deadly force. The new standar...

Abolishing School Police Should be Part of Reopening Plans

CalMatters

April 11, 2021

School districts, teachers and policymakers across California are determining how to get more students back to in-person learning as safely as possible. While these conversations are important, the continued de...

How to House People and Achieve California’s Climate Goals

CalMatters

April 11, 2021

California faces a housing crisis and a climate emergency. We don’t build enough housing so we drive too frequently and too far in cars that generate most of California’s greenhouse gases. The solution is si...

Merced and Inyo Struggle to Escape State’s Strictest COVID Tier

CalMatters

April 9, 2021

Every year, tens of thousands of equine aficionados gather in the streets of Bishop for one of the biggest events in the Eastern Sierra: Mule Days. Touting “the world’s longest mule parade,” as well as an ar...

Carrots, Sticks and Jabs: What Will California Do to Win Over Vaccine Skeptics?

CalMatters

April 1, 2021

Today all Californians 50 and older are now eligible to get their coveted COVID vaccine — including one politically imperiled 53-year-old governor. Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated this latest benchmark by getti...

How Did $2.7 Billion in California Housing Bonds Disappear? Cue the Finger-Pointing.

CalMatters

April 1, 2021

Before California’s housing shortage contributed to a surge in homelessness and tipped median home prices close to $700,000, an obscure state financing agency led by top elected officials had the opportunity ov...

CalMatters: How the San Joaquin Sun Helped Return Valadao to Congress

CalMatters

March 30, 2021

BY FREDDY BREWSTER AND KATIE LICARI CalMatters The story twisted facts and omitted context to fit a partisan narrative. It implied then-California Rep. Gil Cisneros engaged in criminal insider trading and k...

Coastal Commission Phases Out Off-Roading at Oceano Dunes

CalMatters

March 19, 2021

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday ordered an end to off-road vehicles at Oceano Dunes state park within three years in a decision that climaxes 40 years of acrimony and debate. The commissioners ...

As State Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will Be Newsom’s Pick?

CalMatters

March 18, 2021

The last time a California governor chose a new attorney general, Donald Trump had just been elected president. As Democrats geared up to make California the “Resistance State,” newly appointed state attorney g...

Here’s Why Your Electricity Prices are High and Soaring

CalMatters

March 15, 2021

California’s electricity prices are among the highest in the country, new research says, and those costs are falling disproportionately on a customer base that’s already struggling to pay their bills. PG&...

Fresno Supervisors Repeal COVID-19 State of Emergency

Parents Sue Father Accused of Hiding Kristin Smart’s Body

Therapy Bunny at SF Ballpark Brings Smiles, is Instant Hit

Jenner Adds Celebrity, Questions to California Governor Race

Fresno PD Seeks Person of Interest on Video in Death of Man Found In Apartment

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Redemption Is Here for Autry’s Film ‘Victory By Submission’

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

How MrBeast Burgers Came to Fresno and Who Makes Them

Walters : Worker’s Comp Conflict Heating Up Again

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

CalMatters

California’s Police Use-of-Force Law, Explained

Abolishing School Police Should be Part of Reopening Plans

How to House People and Achieve California’s Climate Goals

Merced and Inyo Struggle to Escape State’s Strictest COVID Tier

Carrots, Sticks and Jabs: What Will California Do to Win Over Vaccine Skeptics?

How Did $2.7 Billion in California Housing Bonds Disappear? Cue the Finger-Pointing.

CalMatters: How the San Joaquin Sun Helped Return Valadao to Congress

Coastal Commission Phases Out Off-Roading at Oceano Dunes

As State Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will Be Newsom’s Pick?

Here’s Why Your Electricity Prices are High and Soaring

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