How eight presidential wannabes pitched themselves to California Dems
CALmatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media (publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly and The Almanac in Menlo Park and their websites.)
Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:
Alzheimer’s affects us all. Californians need to prepare
María P. Aranda, Governor’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness: As California’s older adult population grows, Alzheimer’s is on pace to increase by more than 29% over the next five years, focusing on this issue now is a statewide imperative. Overcoming stigma and taking the disease head-on as my father did will make the difference.
Sun, Nov 17, 2019 8:00 am
Westlands contract shakes the waterscape
The federal government is poised to give California's huge Westlands Water District a long-sought permanent supply contract, and it's shaking up the state's water picture.
Sun, Nov 17, 2019 12:01 am
California needs to take these three actions needed to improve our energy system—and the environment
Kathryn Phillips and Evan Gillespie, Sierra Club: Wildfires and blackouts show how wildly unprepared California is for the impacts of climate change. Californians, environmentalists included, have to talk more openly about what we must do to adapt to survive the effects we’re already experiencing.
Sat, Nov 16, 2019 8:00 am
California says it won’t buy cars from GM, Toyota, others opposing tough tailpipe standards
California's decision to buy only from carmakers that have agreed to follow its clean car rules may well cost GM's Chevrolet tens of millions of dollars.
Fri, Nov 15, 2019 4:42 pm
Science has identified common threads in school shootings
Vern Pierson, El Dorado County District Attorney: The problem of mass shootings is not simple. An actual solution will not be simple either, but we can mitigate the threat by analyzing the commonality in mass shooters.
Fri, Nov 15, 2019 2:59 pm
Sirens, texts, even church bells. California wildfire alerts and evacuations still ad hoc
There is no statewide standard for emergency evacuation, no set of uniform, comprehensive plans that can be called upon in emergencies, not just for fire but for floods and earthquakes.
Fri, Nov 15, 2019 2:12 pm
Shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita rocked by school shooting. Realtors group tries to jumpstart housing construction. Homelessness registers as a top issue among LA voters.
Fri, Nov 15, 2019 3:30 am
How California got tough on guns
The modern American gun debate began in 1967 in California's Capitol. In the years since, California has enacted more gun control laws than any other state.
Thu, Nov 14, 2019 2:06 pm
No-shows, endorsement spats and drag queens: What’s on tap at this weekend’s Democratic convention
Updated: November 15, 2019. Like Comic-Con for progressive political nerds and consultants, […]
Thu, Nov 14, 2019 11:45 am
All your news. All in one place. Every day.
