A failure to communicate: California government cuts back press access
By Alexei Koseff for CalMatters Like so much else about California, its state government is large: A $300 billion budget. More than 230 departments and…
Read MoreBy Alexei Koseff for CalMatters Like so much else about California, its state government is large: A $300 billion budget. More than 230 departments and…
Read MoreWhen it comes to making predictions, sometimes it’s fun to be right – sometimes it’s not. Readers of SN&R’s weekly newsletter will recall that, back…
Safe staffing laws have worked in California — and can’t pass anywhere else. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
By Scott Thomas Anderson Tenants from around California converged on the State Office Building in Downtown Sacramento Wednesday to implore lawmakers to pass SB 567,…
By Dan Bacher In a report sponsored by the California Water Impact Network, policy expert Max Gomberg revealed that the continued funding of the controversial Delta Tunnel…
By Angela Rodriguez As part of Governor Newsom’s AB 130 initiative to make transitional kindergarten programs accessible to all four-year-olds across California by 2026, the…
By Jennifer Junghans Timothy Murphy is the CEO of Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and Construction Industry Education Foundation. SRBX is a construction trade association that’s…
From charred husks to so-called ‘zombie trees,’ northern California’s high elevations need healing now By Ken Magri As sunshine returns to the Sierra Nevada and…
San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremey Davis grew up in the same no-frills farming town as two of the state’s most inscrutable serial killers. They…
By Jennifer Junghans Hope. That’s what Josh Fryday, California’s chief service officer who oversees the California Volunteers state office, envisions its $6.9 million grant made…
His soap company donates millions to psychedelics research and reforms, which the CEO says can lead to a healthier, more just society. By Jeremy Lindenfeld,…
‘It would be nice if there was more consistent information, instead of just showing up at the light rail stop and finding a sign that…
Can we learn to look at violence as an aspect of pain? By George B. Sánchez-Tello, Capital & Main This story is produced by the…
By Dakota Morlan Peter Cohen is policy director of Sacramento Housing Alliance, an organization of around two dozen member organizations that works to increase affordable…
Incentives for cow manure methane prop up gas infrastructure — can California do better? By Aaron Cantu, Capital & Main This story is produced by…
Marlon Yarber was born and raised in Stockton. His personal experiences there, in large part, he says, helped shape his career.
By Grace Gedy for CalMatters Two major California banks – Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic – have failed. While some banking industry leaders have…