Analysis

Poll: Some Younger Workers View Aging Workforce Negatively

June 6, 2019

CHICAGO — Some younger workers aren't particularly thrilled to see a rising share of older Americans forgo retirement and continue working, according to a recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. "I don't think in things ...

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

AP News

June 4, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Crisis. Emergency. California lawmakers are describing the state’s housing crunch in dire terms. But few seem to agree on what to do about it. The political wrangling over the last few weeks ...

Composite photo of a worried investor starting at market returns

Is a Recession Coming? One Key Indicator Shouts Yes.

gvwire

May 29, 2019

What happens when the interest rate for a 3-month Treasury bill is higher than the interest rate for a 10-year note? Many investors and economists sound the alarm about a coming recession. The Treasury yi...

Aerial overview of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 17, 2019

As 2018 was winding down, one of California’s leading newspapers suggested, via a front-page, banner-headlined article, that the drought that had plagued the state for much of this decade may be returning. Just weeks later, that same newspaper was reporting...

Photo of newborn babies in the nursery at a hospital in New York

Fewer Babies as US Birth Rate Fails to Rise With Economy

AP News

May 15, 2019

America's baby bust isn't over. The nation's birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years. The provisional r...

Is Privatizing Bookstores the Smart Move for Community Colleges?

David Taub

May 10, 2019

State Center Community College District officials say turning to a private company to run its bookstores will save students money, while adding to the district’s bottom line. District management wants to tur...

Payne on Campaign Funds: There’s Nothing I’m Trying to Hide

David Taub

May 8, 2019

Eric Payne says he’s working with state campaign finance regulators. The State Center Community College District trustee faces $66,000 in fines on 21 counts, including failing to file required forms to run for office. Politics 101 David Taub ...

When the Next Recession Hits, Will California Be Able to Count on Washington?

CALmatters

May 4, 2019

They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing, at least not lately. California’s fiscal health is in extraordinary shape. Judy Lin CALmatters California isn’t as prepared as it may seem for the...

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

Bill McEwen

April 30, 2019

As soon as he became superintendent in 2017, Bob Nelson publicly acknowledged serious, heart-breaking problems in Fresno Unified's often-criticized special education program. The criticism hasn't relented ev...

Photo illustration of American flag and 2020 census form

For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

CALmatters

April 30, 2019

Diego San Luis Ortega was a toddler when his parents brought him to California from Veracruz, Mexico. Now 22 and a “Dreamer” who is protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, he is a political activist and a community c...

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