Billions in tax dollars are pouring into efforts to reduce the U.S.-Mexico border wait times, yet excessive delays continue. Local leaders say small businesses are struggling in border communities.
Since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged in 2010, ticket sales for live events in California have skyrocketed. A bill seeking to restore competition and finally give fans more choice on the market faces fierce opposition from California’s billion-dollar sports franchises.
State touts transitional programs that aim to help individuals become self-sufficient after they leave prison.
Anti-recidivism nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated people start businesses and get tech jobs.
California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, but we still don’t know how much and what should be done to close it with key deadlines quickly approaching.
California hospitals say slow insurance approvals delay care and block beds that could be used for new patients. They estimate they spend more $3 billion a year on unneeded hospitalization because of insurance delays.
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A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.
Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez addresses other lawmakers during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 4, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters
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The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on housing impact fees has given California lawmakers an opening to address a key barrier to construction: cost.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom complains that local government officials have not been effective in dealing with homelessness. But he appears to be shifting the political onus from his own administration.
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Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could give cities in California and beyond greater authority to crack down on homeless encampments.
The San Diego Central Jail in downtown San Diego, on Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters
CalMatters’ Earth Day contest is a collaboration between its California Voices commentary section and Youth Journalism Initiative.
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