Migrants to California released on San Diego streets
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:
California otorgó una ayuda de emergencia de $50 millones a un hospital en quiebra pero este aún lucha por reabrir sus puertas
Read this story in English. El fondo especial de emergencia de California para hospitales con dificultades financieras probablemente no habría sido aprobado por la Legislatura este año si no hubiera sido por el fracaso de un hospital rural junto a la autopista 99 en el Valle de San Joaquín. La quiebra y el cierre del […]
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 5:35 am
Ticket resellers have upended live music. California must restore power for artists and fans
Industrialized, third-party resellers have upended the live entertainment ecosystem in California with harmful tactics that hurt fans and artists alike. A proposed reform would rightly ban some of the worst practices.
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 5:30 am
California threw a $50 million lifeline to a bankrupt hospital. It’s scrambling to reopen
Earlier this year, the state created a loan program meant to help struggling hospitals stay afloat and to help reopen Madera County’s only hospital. Almost a year after its closure, Madera continues its search for a buyer or partner.
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 5:30 am
Entrevista: La presidente del Comité Laboral de la Asamblea da prioridad a las mujeres y a los trabajadores con experiencia
Read this story in English. El 22 de noviembre, el presidente de la Asamblea, Robert Rivas, nombró nuevos líderes en la Legislatura estatal, incluidas 23 mujeres líderes de varios comités de la Asamblea, incluidas 14 mujeres de color. En esa lista se incluye la asambleísta Liz Ortega , quien encabezará el comité laboral luego de un […]
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 5:05 am
Q&A: Assembly’s Labor committee chair prioritizes women, senior workers
With nine months' experience in the Assembly, Liz Ortega will lead the Labor committee after a strike-filled summer and several wins for low-wage workers.
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 5:00 am
Economic reality bites as Newsom faces a big California budget problem
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that the state's economy is "booming" in a recent debate. A new report shows that it is actually slowing, and that the governor faces a huge budget problem as income tax revenues lag behind.
Tue, Dec 5, 2023 12:01 am
Cal State union stages first of one-day strikes over faculty salaries
The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12% pay increase, while university officials counter with 5% in each of the next three years.
Mon, Dec 4, 2023 4:04 pm
EDD changes unemployment contractor after scams
From CalMatters investigative reporter Lauren Hepler: California has a new unemployment and disability payment contractor after the state’s multi-billion-dollar pandemic fraud panic. The Employment Development Department hopes it will be the end of an era of brazen scams, which wreaked havoc for laid-off workers and fueled police busts involving stacks of ill-gotten debit cards issued […]
Mon, Dec 4, 2023 6:00 am
La Patrulla Fronteriza liberó a 42,000 inmigrantes en las calles de San Diego y ahora los grupos de apoyo luchan por brindarles ayuda
Read this story in English. Una noche de finales de septiembre, el reverendo Brad Mills se sorprendió al escuchar un golpe en las puertas de su parroquia. Su pequeña iglesia de San Diego no solía recibir visitantes después de las horas de misa. Dos hombres venezolanos en la puerta dijeron que necesitaban ayuda y buscaban […]
Mon, Dec 4, 2023 5:36 amStay informed.
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