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:
I faced a challenge one out of every three people in America has: depression and anxiety
As our country wrestles with serious issues, it has never been more urgent for business and economic leaders to move beyond platitudes on mental health.
Tue, Jul 7, 2020 5:30 am
The virus and the vulnerable: Latino children suffer higher rates of COVID-19
Latino children are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children, accounting for the majority of all California cases among those under 18. Experts say close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role.
Tue, Jul 7, 2020 5:30 am
Supreme Court rules members of the Electoral College must be faithful – how that affects California
Thanks to how the Electoral College is structured, Californians have much less power in electing the next president than voters in less populous states.
Tue, Jul 7, 2020 5:25 am
Social justice argument on Delta tunnel project doesn’t hold water
Every single Californian deserves access to clean, reliable, affordable water, but the most disadvantaged communities in California, will not be helped by a tunnel.
Tue, Jul 7, 2020 5:20 am
6 curious takeaways from California’s small-business loans
From Silicon Valley startups to Gavin Newsom’s wine business, a rundown of who got what from the federal coronavirus business loan program.
Mon, Jul 6, 2020 4:07 pm
Podcast: Why California’s housing market isn’t tanking
Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod · Why the housing market isn’t tanking, with Zillow’s Skylar Olsen Please subscribe to the Gimme Shelter podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play, Spotify or Overcast. It’s the worst economy since the Great Depression. Nearly 1 in every 6 California workers is out of a job, and those lucky […]
Mon, Jul 6, 2020 1:52 pm
The struggle to enter California’s cannabis market: ‘So much heartache, so much pain’
Despite state programs, low-income and minority applicants struggle to break into legal cannabis market.
Mon, Jul 6, 2020 12:26 pm
With California schools opening soon, kids lack needed tech to learn remotely
Betty Hunter and her rising eighth grader had a challenging spring of distance learning. On one hand, Hunter felt “blessed” that her son, Angel, received at least some form of live instruction each day from his teachers at the Mary L. Booker Leadership Academy, the San Francisco charter school he attended this spring. Educators also […]
Mon, Jul 6, 2020 12:00 pm
Efforts to silence public health officials must stop
Public health leaders must be free to follow the science where it leads, and speak uncomfortable truths.
Mon, Jul 6, 2020 5:30 am
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