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Californians Will Vote on a $18 Minimum Wage. Workers Already Want $25 and More

08/13/2024
Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.

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Robert Mazurek Q&A: Preparing for Climate Change

08/12/2024
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The Santa Cruz-based California Marine Sanctuary Foundation receives a historic $71 million climate resilience grant from Biden Administration.

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Anil Dash Explains: What Does a Board of Directors Do?

08/12/2024
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The writer and Internet dynamo shares his experience and reveals what happens in the board room.

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Housing

Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates

08/12/2024
The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

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Education Land Use & Development Housing State of California

California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers

08/12/2024
Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

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Housing State of California

CA Rent Control Back on the Ballot, Twice

08/08/2024
Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average. Two propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot address this issue — though one does so in a rather roundabout way.

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What Is Fire 'Containment?' That and Other Terms, Explained

08/07/2024
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What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.

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Public Safety Health Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Dangerous Herbicide Used on California Crops Banned

08/07/2024
The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Crime & Justice State of California

CA Democrats Push Retail Theft Bills

08/07/2024
Legislators are pushing ahead with a retail theft bill package in their continued opposition of Proposition 36 — a November ballot measure backed by law enforcement groups and Republicans (and some Democrats) that would roll back parts of 2014’s Prop. 47.

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Public Safety Resilience State of California

California Battles Onslaught of Wildfires With Help From Mutual Aid: ‘More Resources Than Rest of US Combined’

08/06/2024
So many intense wildfires all at once require an intricate chess game for maneuvering firefighters and equipment around the U.S.

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Audit: California Risked Millions in Homelessness Funds Due to Poor Anti-Fraud Protections

08/06/2024
A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

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CA Budget Deficit Sidelines More Bills

08/06/2024
The Senate appropriations committee sent dozens upon dozens of bills — that have a price tag of at least $50,000 to $150,000 and that may also be politically dicey — to the dreaded suspense file, where many could die quickly on Aug. 15.

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Environment Health Resilience

Getting Acquainted With AQI

08/04/2024
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Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.

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Housing

Rent Drives Up CA Cost of Living

08/02/2024
Many landlords in California can only raise the rent a certain amount. On August 1, they — and their tenants — found out how high.

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Public Safety Health

A Soil Fungus That Can Kill Is on the Rise in California: What to Know About Valley Fever

08/01/2024
About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County.

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Environment Elections & Politics Sustainability State of California

California Lawmakers Negotiating Sweeping Package to Speed Up Solar, Wind Energy

08/01/2024
Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.

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Elections & Politics

What CA Voters Should Know on Minimum Wage, Health Tax Props

08/01/2024
A voter at a polling center at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana on March 5, 2024. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

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Building Community Resilience in North Tahoe

07/31/2024
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The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation develops partnerships to prepare and respond to emergencies with its COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster).

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Public Safety Resilience

All the Ways People Start CA Wildfires

07/31/2024
Whether they mean to or not, people are responsible for about 95% of the state’s wildfires. While arson accounts for about 10% of the fires, others can start in a myriad of ways.

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Elections & Politics

California’s Voters Face Competing Ballot Measures as Interest Groups Clash

07/30/2024
Although the initiative process — proposing new laws via ballot measures — has been in California’s constitution for more than a century, its use was fairly uncommon until the 1970s.