Santa Clara County Statewide Articles

David Schmaltz outlines a pivotal point in California history in his Monterey County Weekly cover story on the Battle of Natividad.

Politicians have made promises and voters have acted, but is California officialdom truly willing and able to confront the state's worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis?

Note: The newsletter will pause until Tuesday, Nov. 29 for the holiday weekend. Happy Thanksgiving! And then there was one. Just one California race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat remained too close to call as of Tuesday, two …

California has almost recovered the millions of jobs that vanished during the COVID-19 recession, but the future of employment in the state is cloudy.

California's government was born out of utter chaos. Here's how the state developed some sort of order to the way it operates, and how it makes and enforces laws.

EN RESUMEN Cal Poly San Luis Obispo se enfrenta a una respuesta negativa por la contratación del excanciller de Cal State, Joseph Castro, para un puesto docente. Castro renunció a la cancillería en febrero a raíz de un escándalo sobre …

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is facing backlash over the hiring of former Cal State Chancellor Joseph Castro for a faculty role. Castro resigned the chancellorship in February in the wake of a scandal over how he handled sexual harassment …

The herbicide paraquat is banned in dozens of countries due to its well-documented links to Parkinson's disease and cancer, yet the U.S. and California still allow it.

When might Californians get more details about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to enact a windfall profits tax on oil companies, which newly elected state lawmakers are set to consider in a special legislative session beginning on Dec. 5? The specifics …

Democrats hoped to make some big gains in California's congressional elections this year, but the outcome was a virtual draw - and an indirect win for Republicans.

David Lesher’s drive to hold elected officials accountable makes his work on the new investigative journalism effort meaningful and imperative.

EN RESUMEN El gobernador provocó el caos en las comunidades hace dos semanas al retener $1,000 millones en fondos para personas sin hogar por planes que consideró poco ambiciosos. Pero los funcionarios locales dijeron que la asignación en sí desalentaba …

The narrative that young voters surpassed seniors in election turnout is simply not true. But they are influencing elections in a major way, and helping Democrats win elections across California.

Newly acquired state data shows that the Corrections Department transferred patients with serious mental illnesses an average of five times over a six-year period, underscoring a CalMatters’ investigation this year that revealed the practice and raised questions about the harm …

The governor threw communities into disarray two weeks ago by withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding for plans he saw as unambitious. But local officials said the assignment itself discouraged ambition. Now Newsom is yielding.

Gov. Gavin Newsom left California on Sunday to travel with his family for the Thanksgiving holiday, but due to security concerns, the trip location won't be revealed until after he returns next weekend, according to his office. The California Highway …

California's projected $97.5 billion budget surplus has failed to materialize and the state now faces at least a $25 billion deficit that will require major adjustments.

California has a severe shortage of affordable rental housing, but also has a crisis in home ownership, with the nation's second most expensive home market relative to family incomes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has won three gubernatorial elections with historic support. He should use his popularity to unite constituencies and improve some of California’s intractable problems.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has won three gubernatorial elections with historic support. He should use his popularity to unite constituencies and improve some of California’s intractable problems.