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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:

Weber is open to fixing slow CA election results

California’s 2024 election will finally, officially be done by Friday, when the Secretary of State’s office certifies the results. Leading up to that, Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Wednesday acknowledged concerns about the slow vote count in California, but stressed the need to ensure an accurate and transparent ballot counting process, reports CalMatters’ Yue […]

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 6:00 am

Federal health care dollars are helping to house homeless Californians. Trump could stop that

Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 5:33 am

Will filling out student aid form target undocumented parents for Trump’s mass deportations?

National and California experts say Trump's mass deportation plans make filling out the federal financial aid application for college a risk to students with undocumented parents. California's own application has more safeguards.

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 5:32 am

New California jail monitor goes on the road to hear about in-custody deaths

California saw a record number of deaths in county jails two years ago. Now, a new state official is holding public meetings to hear from people concerned about safety in the lockups.

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 5:30 am

Setback for Los Angeles warehouse project made Lincoln Heights a stronger community

A proposed warehouse development across the street from a Lincoln Heights school brought the mostly Latino Los Angeles neighborhood together. Last week they notched a key victory, displaying the value of community organizing for a just cause.

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 5:30 am

How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way

Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The rest of the state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 12:01 am

California awarded $135 million for electric buses, trucks

The Biden administration is awarding Inflation Reduction Act money to help clean the air before President-elect Trump takes over.

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 12:04 pm

California confronts opioid crisis at work

For the first time in years, some California cities are seeing a decline in fatal drug overdoses. And some prosecutors are getting more aggressive charging drug dealers with murder if their buyers overdose. But a rise in fatal drug overdoses at work has public health experts, union leaders and employers sounding the alarm, write CalMatters […]

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 6:00 am

California tenía cada vez menos trabajadores muriendo en el lugar de trabajo hasta que apareció el Fentanilo

Las muertes por fentanilo aumentan en el lugar de empleo mientra otros buscan cómo reducir estos casos

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 5:40 am

Fewer California workers were dying on the job. Then fentanyl happened

Employers and unions are grappling with the opioid crisis, while the state inches toward requiring Narcan in workplaces.

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 5:35 am