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Here’s the Challenge of Implementing Historic Groundwater Law

October 26, 2020

California celebrated the passage of historic legislation six years ago when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, written to achieve sustainable groundwater management fo...

Slated for Deception? Beware of All Those Glossy Mailers Telling You How to Vote

CalMatters

October 26, 2020

Amid the torrent of laminated campaign ads churning through the postal system this season, the slate mailer stands out as a perennial — and many say unseemly — California political tradition that dates back to ...

Juvenile Justice Overhaul: How the Governor’s Plan Shifts Care of Serious Offenders to Counties

CalMatters

October 22, 2020

For decades, California teens who committed the most serious crimes – robbery, assault, murder – were sent to state juvenile prisons to serve their sentences. Now that is about to change. Elizabet...

Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?

CalMatters

October 22, 2020

California is either about to right decades of inequality between rich and poor defendants by eliminating cash bail, or it’s about to turn over its justice system to robots. The question of what to do about ...

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

CalMatters

October 21, 2020

Flo Hodes is doing everything she can to avoid post-Election Day BS. A Democratic voter living in Oakland, she has watched with mounting concern President Donald Trump’s refusal to say whether he will abide ...

Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA Bank Expand to Shoplifters, Opioid Offenders?

CalMatters

October 19, 2020

DNA evidence — a speckle of spit or a drop of blood — can exonerate a suspect or help put them behind bars. Now California voters are being asked to expand the pool of DNA data that law enforcement taps into. ...

What No Trump Stimulus Means for California Schools, Unemployment and More

CalMatters

October 14, 2020

Last week, as federal stimulus talks crumbled and California’s unemployment system faltered again, Tracy Greer packed her car with recyclables and hoped the cash would pay for groceries. Greer, 48, is an acc...

Lawmakers Want to Amend This Prop? It’ll Take a “Super, Super, Super-Duper Majority”

CalMatters

October 11, 2020

By Ben Christopher, CalMatters A reader has asked us a question about a lesser-known provision buried in one of the year’s most controversial ballot measures: Hey @FromBenC & @CalMatters - was hoping ...

‘Totally Inadequate’: Most Californians in Wildfire-Prone Counties Aren’t Signed up for Emergency Alerts

CalMatters

October 10, 2020

Tracey Aldrich had never heard of CodeRED, Butte County’s opt-in emergency notification system, until she came upon a roadblock leading up to her mother’s house in August. At the roadblock, police told her a fi...

It’s Complicated: School Reopenings, Hybrid Learning Look Different Across California

CalMatters

October 9, 2020

The night before the first day of in-person instruction for elementary students in San Diego County’s Poway Unified School District, principals sent families detailed instructions on how to drop off their child...

Senate Judiciary Sets Oct. 22 Vote on Barrett's Nomination

Former Homeland Security Official Says He Wrote ‘Anonymous’ Trump Critique

Fresno State Vice President Named As University’s Interim Leader

Calmer Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back Orange County Blazes

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

Local Restaurant Joins Legal Claim for Fee Refunds Over COVID Closures

County Stays in ‘Red’ Tier for Reopening According to Fresh State Data

San Francisco’s Iconic Coca-Cola Sign To Be Removed After 83 Years

'West Wing' Reunites Cast With a Mission: Get Out the Vote

Bryson Dechambeau Lands First Sports Illustrated Cover; Golf’s Most Aggressive Star Aiming To ‘Break Golf’ as He Prepares for the Masters

Cop Killed by Rooster While Breaking up Cockfight

Fitting Finale: Dodgers Win Title, Turner Tests Positive

Walters: When Will California Schools Reopen?

Walters: It’s Déjà Vu for Affirmative Action Proponents

Here’s the Challenge of Implementing Historic Groundwater Law

Slated for Deception? Beware of All Those Glossy Mailers Telling You How to Vote

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

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Judd Gregg: The Horror of the Biden Budget

‘We Need You’: GOP Hunts for New Voters in Trump Territory

The End of American Power

Early Polling Places in California Quiet Now, but Lines Expected Ahead

CalMatters

Here’s the Challenge of Implementing Historic Groundwater Law

Slated for Deception? Beware of All Those Glossy Mailers Telling You How to Vote

Juvenile Justice Overhaul: How the Governor’s Plan Shifts Care of Serious Offenders to Counties

Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA Bank Expand to Shoplifters, Opioid Offenders?

What No Trump Stimulus Means for California Schools, Unemployment and More

Lawmakers Want to Amend This Prop? It’ll Take a “Super, Super, Super-Duper Majority”

‘Totally Inadequate’: Most Californians in Wildfire-Prone Counties Aren’t Signed up for Emergency Alerts

It’s Complicated: School Reopenings, Hybrid Learning Look Different Across California

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