CalMatters

134 POSTS

Exclusive articles:

How California’s 2 biggest pension funds became a battleground for Trump politics and more

California’s two biggest public pension funds have more money than ever — and they’re hearing from more people than ever on how those assets should be...

Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help

Becoming a new public school teacher in California means facing an impossible choice: work for a high-need school, making a full-time salary but with...

ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison

Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group.  Advocates say...

Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to help thousands of homeless Californians when he launched a new mental health court in 2023. So far, it has struggled to help the...

How a CHP hiring spree started to bend the curve on CalPERS contribution rates

There’s a surprise in the upcoming budget for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System: The cost of paying for pensions is actually starting to come down. Don’t...

Breaking

Lawmakers Use “Hostile Amendments” to Undermine DUI Law Reforms

A California Senate committee has quietly gutted one of...

Turner’s Outdoorsman Emerges as Leading Source of Crime Guns in California’s Largest Cities

Turner’s Outdoorsman on Mohawk Street in Bakersfield sits on...

Fatal E-Bike Crashes Prompt Bay Area Safety Review

Two proposals aimed at curbing the dangers posed by...

California Counties Report Decline in Homeless Populations This Year

Homelessness ticked downward across much of California this year,...
spot_imgspot_img