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CALmatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media (publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice, Pleasanton Weekly and The Almanac in Menlo Park and their websites.)

Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:

California for all? Few public schools pursuing elementary waivers

Almost every waiver application for in-person instruction for grades K-6 has been approved by the state for schools in counties deemed a high risk. But private schools comprise an overwhelming majority of those schools, creating an equity problem.

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 1:55 pm

Could Newsom’s big, bold car ban hurt Biden in swing states?

Yesterday Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned over the hood of an electric car and signed an executive order to phase out new gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035 and halt new fracking projects by 2024. It was exactly the kind of “big, hairy, audacious” move that Newsom has made his calling card: one guaranteed to generate […]

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 11:26 am

CALIFORNIA DIVIDE

Latest Stories About This Project California Divide is a statewide media collaboration to raise awareness and engagement about poverty and income inequality through in-depth, local storytelling and community outreach. The project is based at CalMatters in Sacramento with a team of reporters deployed at news organizations throughout California. In Depth: Evictions In Depth: Farmworkers Supporters […]

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 6:45 am

Newsom’s gas-car ban dependent on next president

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:45 am

California Exodus: An online industry seizes COVID-19 to sell the Red State Dream

Beyond the conservative Facebook memes and viral YouTube videos, has California reached a breaking point?

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:40 am

Corporate boards have been too slow to diversify; it’s time for bold change

Corporations have benefited from our diverse state; it's time for publicly held corporations to reflect the people who make up our workforce.

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:30 am

Legislation will provide environmental justice to protect communities from toxics

The Legislature took an important step in protecting environmental justice communities from toxic waste; now it’s the governor’s turn.

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:27 am

California could lose federal tax dollars for 10 years due to inaccurate Census

When the election is over, we could be dealing with inaccurate census numbers that could take a toll on California’s financial well-being for the next 10 years.

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:25 am

Voice of San Diego’s annual PolitiFest focuses on the future this year, asking tough questions about how the 2020 election might change the ways we work and learn. The annual public affairs summit, which tackles issues affecting San Diego communities, takes place virtually during the week of Sept. 29. Sessions will examine local and state […]

Thu, Sep 24, 2020 5:00 am

Cal State chooses first Mexican American chancellor

The Cal State system’s new leader, Joseph I. Castro, starts next January and is the first California native and first Mexican American to hold the post.