San Benito County Statewide Articles

Read this story in English. Decenas de miles de californianos están perdiendo su seguro médico cada mes a medida que el estado reanuda la verificación de la elegibilidad de las personas para Medi-Cal, que suspendió durante la emergencia de salud …

About 300,000 Californians have lost Medi-Cal coverage since the state resumed eligibility checks. You have options if you get a notice about your coverage.

Reporter Julie Cart is receiving an international climate journalism award for her four-part series exploring the impact of wildfires on California firefighters.

Our newsletter writer Lynn La is away this week. I’m Sameea Kamal, politics reporter here at CalMatters, and I’ll be bringing you WhatMatters for the next few days. California's governor doesn’t typically comment on legislation — something he reiterated during …

An 11th hour compromise in the Legislature settled a conflict over whether a new state agency would set wages and working conditions in the fast food industry and implicitly undermine the franchise business system.

Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior water rights, were introduced in the Legislature this year but the most important two died.

California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can be used to fund housing for homeless people with mental …

Read this story in English. Los retos en materia laboral que trajo el verano fueron algo muy caluroso en el Capitolio de California. Al concluir la sesión legislativa el jueves por la noche, los sindicatos podrían señalar una impresionante serie …

Read this story in English. Los votantes de California la próxima primavera podrán decidir sobre una medida electoral para crear opciones de vivienda y tratamiento, especialmente para personas sin hogar con enfermedades mentales graves. Si se aprueba, la medida defendida …

Unions won major victories this session on pay for fast food and health care workers, benefits for strikers and bargaining rights. Business groups say that labor has too much power at the Capitol.

Voters in California are disproportionately older, richer, more educated and whiter than the overall population. Fully automatic voter registration and consistent investments in voter engagement could help California's political system better reflect its diversity.

California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can be used to fund housing for homeless people with mental …

The California Legislature finished its 2023 session late Thursday night, but not before lots of lobbying by advocacy groups, some controversy and quite a bit of last-minute deal-making. The most significant agreements are also big wins for Big Labor — …

Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners. Interest groups hope to find one in meetings this fall.

California voters likely will see a mental health ballot measure on the March 2024 election. One would issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illnesses.

Read this story in English. Cuando esta semana surgió una serie de acuerdos de último minuto antes del final de la sesión legislativa de esta noche, una propuesta muy esperada no estaba entre ellas: un plan para mantener las compañías …

Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners. Interest groups hope to find one in meetings this fall.

Hydrogen fueling stations will get 15% of funds in a state program — even though Californians own only about 12,000 hydrogen cars. The funds come from fees paid by drivers.

The legislative session that started Jan. 3 — and kept going and going, other than spring break and summer recess — is set to end tonight. Lawmakers are wrapping up after numerous rallies by state workers and advocacy groups, countless …

Hate crimes were up 20 percent in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. But the state is also spending more than any other to combat such crimes, including a hotline, state commission …