by Lynn La | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
All is prepared for Gov. Gavin Newsom to present his updated 2023-24 budget proposal at the state Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento on May 12, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters If you thought California’s $30 billion-plus budget deficit for 2023-24 was bad,...
by Lynn La | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Marie at her home in Culver City on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters Can a nearly 40-year-old law meant to protect children from abusive parents and caregivers do more harm than good? Some advocates — who were once victims of violence themselves...
by Lynn La | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Assemblymember Josh Hoover, right, hands out a card after a community meeting in Folsom on Sept. 19, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters How well are state legislators representing Californians? And how do you even measure whether a lawmaker is truly carrying out...
by Lynn La | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fraidoon Noori, 24, a migrant from Afghanistan, in Jacumba Hot Springs in San Diego on Nov. 18, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote today on a request for another $3 million in funding for a welcome...
by Lynn La | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
The offices of the Employment Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters From CalMatters investigative reporter Lauren Hepler: California has a new unemployment and disability payment contractor after the state’s...
