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Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference
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Gavin Newsom proposes a mix of spending cuts and using reserves to balance the state budget. He says that core services will be largely untouched, but some existing programs would be affected.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget that increases the projected deficit by billions of dollars and contained real cuts, something his initial version mostly lacked.
A new study says California’s “disconnected youth” are being left behind.
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2024-25 January budget proposal at the Secretary of State Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
The so-called “blue” economy is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in California. The state’s community colleges have aligned with businesses to prepare the next generation of workers.
Today, California’s governor unveils his revised 2024-25 state budget proposal. Keep up with his catchphrases with CalMatters’ trademark game.
State education officials are intervening to address San Francisco Unified’s chronic budget problems and stave off insolvency. But it’s not the only example of fiscal mismanagement in California K-12 system.
California utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025. Most Californians won’t see much change, or will have a lower bill.
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, right, speaks next to Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, on May 8, 2024. The court heard arguments about whether to remove an tax limit measure from the November …
From prohibiting non-disclosure agreements in bill negotiations to protecting utility ratepayers, bills keep dying this year despite lawmakers refusing to say “no” when it came time to vote. Is it time for the rules to change?
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Many young Californians aren’t properly taught about periods and feel isolated without a trusted source of information. A bill that would update a 2016 law to include age-appropriate facts about menstruation in sex education has garnered wide support, especially from …
Students attending California’s public colleges and universities see better returns on investment than those at most nonprofit private colleges and for-profit institutions.
Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.
The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to kick a measure off the November ballot that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. The case pits Democratic leaders and unions against business and taxpayer groups.
Pump prices at a gas station in west Fresno on May 7, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
As California’s homelessness crisis worsens, politicians have shifted from promising to solve the issue to shifting blame for their failure.
The state’s average price at the pump is up 55 cents from a year ago as the more expensive summer blend kicks in, with a gas tax hike starting July 1. Legislators want to know what a new watchdog is …
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